ACS Monterey Bay Program for February 2010

Unraveling the Secret Lives of Sharks and Rays

Thursday, February 25, 2010 7 p.m. Refreshments, 7:30 p.m. Program Lecture Hall, Monterey Boatworks, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove (Across from American Tin Cannery Outlet Stores) Speaker: Greg Cailliet, Ph. D., Professor Emeritus, Moss Landing Marine Labs and Program Director, Pacific Shark Research Center

Sharks and Rays form an interesting group of fishes that have been swimming in the oceans for hundreds of millions of years. From the largest fish in the ocean to sleek predators and uniquely shaped rays, they are a very varied group of fishes. Some feed on plankton, some target prey in the water column and some feed on the bottom. Sharks and rays serve a wide range of roles in their respective ecosystems. As interesting and amazing as these denizens of the ocean are, the sad fact is that when you say the word shark most people respond with fear and terror.

Our speaker will share with us some of his experience and knowledge about sharks and rays which will allow us to look at them more clearly, without a veil of fear and terror. Dr. Cailliet recently received Emeritus status from MLML and continues to serve as the Program Director of the Pacific Shark Research Center. He recently attended the White Shark Conference in Hawaii, so he will have the latest information about this well-known species. His presentation will focus on the sharks and rays that occupy Monterey Bay.

Please join us for what promises to be an exciting and informative presentation about this often maligned but critically important group of fishes.

Related web pages:

• About Greg Cailliet
  
  
• Pacific Shark Research Center
  
  
• International White Shark Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii
  

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