This year we have another exciting lineup for our monthly Ocean Environment Lecture Series. Now in its fifth year, the lecture series is more popular than ever within the local community and beyond, attracting international speakers in a variety of environmental fields.

Lectures are held monthly at the MERI Center for Marine Studies at 55 Main Street in Blue Hill on Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM, unless otherwise arranged. A reception begins at 6:00 PM. Seating is limited. For information: (207) 374-2135 or info@meriresearch.org.

Winter/Spring Schedule:

Thursday, January 24:
Herring: the Recent Shift from Traditional Gear to Industrial Pair Trawling and It’s Impacts on Marine Ecosystems, Fisheries, and Communities
–Peter Baker; Project Manager, Fisheries Conservation Initiative Pew Environment Group and Director of the Herring Alliance

Thursday, February 21:
What's Happening to our Honey Bees? Pollination on the Coast of Maine
–Anthony Jadczak; Maine State Apiarist

Thursday, March 20:
Recovering the Canada lynx in Maine
–Mark McCollough, Endangered Species Specialist U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Thursday, April 24:
Strange Seafloor Domes Uncovered
–Dr. Deborah Smith; Senior Geologist at Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institute and Ridge 2000 Distinguished Lecturer

Thursday, May 22:
Whales of the Maine Coast
–Dr. Sean Todd, Senior Researcher, Allied Whale/College of the Atlantic

Thursday, June 26:
Lobsters then and Now: A Century of Research and Attempted Management
–Dr. J. Stanley Cobb; Professor Emeritus University of Rhode Island

Thursday, July 24:
Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products
–Mark Schapiro; Award Winning Investigative Journalist

Thursday, August 21:
TBA

Thursday, September 25:
Brominated Flame Retardants: A Burning Issue
–Dr. Susan Shaw ; MERI Founder & Executive Director

Thursday, October 23:
TBA

Thursday, November 20:
TBA