Join the Museum of Nature & Science and Dr. Simon Thorrold for a free lecture about tracking the movements of sharks on May 9, 7pm.

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SERIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
Leviathans Three:
Tracking the mysterious
movements of Planet Ocean’s
largest sharks
Simon Thorrold
WHOI Senior Scientist, Whale Shark Researcher
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Wednesday, May 9 | 7-9pm
Museum of Nature & Science
TI Founders IMAX® Theater in the Science Building
Join Dr. Thorrold as he addresses critical questions and
problems facing ocean life through the lens of the Save the date for this
Ocean Life Institute, which studies the full range of marine upcoming speaker:
organisms from bacteria to whales and combines traditional
oceanography with marine conservation. Thursday, July 19:
Using techniques that span isotope geochemistry, Dave Gallo
DNA sequencing and satellite archival tags, he studies The Secrets of the Sea: Exploring
dispersal of reef fish larvae, movements of juvenile and adult Neptune’s realm
reef fishes within coral reef seascapes, and ocean basin scale
migrations of swordfish and sharks. Space is limited,
Tickets reserve your ticket today!
This lecture is FREE, but a reservation is required for admission.
Tickets include access to traveling exhibition,
Planet Shark: Predator or Prey, before the lecture
from 5-7pm.
To reserve your ticket, go to natureandscience.org and click on
Purchase Tickets Online. Choose May 9 and Simon Thorrold Lecture.
Enter the number of tickets you would like to reserve.
Print and bring your ticket to the lecture.
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