Dr. "Stormy" Mayo on Right Whales: Stewardship at the Edge of Extinction
Sat, Apr 06
|Cape Cod Museum of Art
"Dr. Charles “Stormy” Mayo will speak on the right whale of the North Atlantic Ocean, the rarest of the great whales, clinging to existence on the very brink of extinction, threatened by entanglement in fishing gear and the insidious effects of climate change.


Time & Location
Apr 06, 2019, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Ln, Dennis, MA 02638, USA
About
A Guild Speaker Presentation–“Right Whales: Stewardship at the Edge of Extinction” with Dr. Charles “Stormy” Mayo, Senior Scientist and Director of the North Atlantic Right Whale Ecology Program at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown. The right whale of the North Atlantic Ocean is the rarest of the great whales, clinging to existence on the very brink of extinction, threatened by entanglement in fishing gear and the insidious effects of climate change.The whales’ story, along with efforts by scientists and conservationists to save them, speaks to the issues of biodiversity, protection of the oceans, the conflict between conservation and economic imperatives, and animal welfare.In this extensively illustrated presentation Dr. Mayo will describe the status of the right whales, their history, the major efforts to understand and protect them, and pose the ultimate question: “As stewards responsible for the vitality of the coastal waters of Cape Cod and the Islands,…
Tickets
General Admission
$15.00
Sale endedMembers of the Guild of CCMoA
To learn more about becoming a member of the Guild, see the tab for Membership on this website and click 'Join the Guild.'
$0.00
Sale ended