Wednesday, Nov 6th

6:30-9:00pm

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We have a great speaker line up for the November 6th,  Lightning Talks on Marine & Ocean Research program at the Seattle Aquarium (6:30 – 9:00pm). Come and support your fellow scientists as they give short (Lightning format) presentations on their research and engage with them afterwards in a Q & A reception. Cash bar and light refreshments will be available. Tickets purchased ahead of time at http://www.seattleaquarium.org/discover-science are $5; $10 at the door.

Lightning Talk Speakers:

Heather Galindo: Scientist Engagement in the Modern World

COMPASS

Christopher Krembs: Shifting Nutrient Ratios & Phytoplankton Biomass – Implications for Puget Sound

Washington Department of Ecology

Miles Logsdon: Marine GIS-Advances in Seafloor Mapping and In-Water Column Acoustics

University of Washington School of Oceanography

Shawn Larson: Sea Otters

Seattle Aquarium

Orlay Johnson: Why Did the Salmon Cross the Road?  Genetics of Chum Salmon

NOAA Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Paul Hillman: The Science Behind Harbor Seal Monitoring in Puget Sound.

NOAA Fisheries Ocean Media Center

Julie Keister: Ocean Acidification

University of Washington, School of Oceanography, Washington Sea Grant

Robert Pacunski: Using ROVs to Conduct Visual Surveys of Groundfish and Habitat in Puget Sound

Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife

Vera Trainer: Harmful Algal Blooms

NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Merrill Rudd: The Importance of Fisheries Stock Assessment

University of Washington School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Lynne Barre: Orcas

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region