GROTON, CT — The Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, University of Connecticut’s Maritime Studies major and the Department of Marine Sciences at Avery Point will sponsor a Coastal Perspectives lecture series at UConn’s Avery Point campus beginning February 5.
All lectures will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Seminar Room 103 of the Marine Sciences Building, located at 1080 Shennecossett Road, Groton.
Speakers will include:
- Feb. 5 The Stewart McKinney Refuge: Conserving Wildlife on the Connecticut Coast
Richard Potvin, Manager, Stewart McKinney National Wildlife Refuge
- Feb. 19 Fisheries Management Policy
Seth Macinko, Assistant Professor, Department of Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island.
- March 4 Women in the Coast Guard
Capt. Judith Keene, Commandant of Cadets,
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- March 18 The History of Containerization -Trucking, Intermodalism, and The Global Economy
Arthur Donovan. Emeritus Professor of History,U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- April 1 Coastal Habitat Restoration in Connecticut
Harry Yamalis, Coastal Habitat Restoration Coordinator,Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
- April 15 Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Management Challenges for a Multiple Use Marine Protected Area
Craig MacDonald, Superintendent, Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary
Lecture series is free and open to the public. For more information, contact 405-9262 or email coastal@uconn.edu
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