Explore The Monterey Bay And Beyond At Long Marine Lab Lectures

SANTA CRUZ, CA–How do marine animals stay warm in frigid water? What do deep-sea fishes near our coast look like? What are some favorite "tall tales" of the ocean? Lovers of the marine environment can enjoy those topics and more at "Ocean Explorations- -Above, Below, and Beyond Monterey Bay," the third annual lecture series presented by the Friends of Long Marine Laboratory.

The lectures will occur on three consecutive Tuesday evenings, beginning August 30, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the new Earth and Marine Sciences Building on the UC Santa Cruz campus. Tickets cost $7 for one evening or $17 for the series. Advance purchases are recommended. For tickets or information, call the Friends of Long Marine Lab executive director, Lisa M. Rose, at (408) 459-3694, or the Long Marine Lab at (408) 459-2883.

Proceeds from the lecture series will benefit public education programs at Long Marine Lab, a coastal marine-research station operated by UC Santa Cruz.

Speakers and their topics are as follows:

Tuesday, August 30

• Mark Silberstein, director of the Elkhorn Slough Foundation: "Tall Tales from the Deep (and the Shallow)"
• James Harvey, assistant professor at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories: "Rescues and Miscues of Marine Mammals: Human- Marine Mammal Interactions"

Tuesday, September 6

• Terrie Williams, assistant professor of biology at UC Santa Cruz: "Hot Bodies in Cold Water: Do Dolphins Sweat and Sea Otters Shiver?"
• Daniel Costa, professor of biology at UC Santa Cruz: "Marine Mammals and Low-Frequency Sound"

Tuesday, September 13

• Greg Cailliet, professor at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories: "Down to the Sea in Ships and Subs: Deep-Water Fishes and Their Habitats"
• Judith Connor, researcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute: "New Technology–A Link to Deep-Sea Science"