ACS Monterey Bay Program for January 2010

Harbor Seals: Monterey Bay and Beyond

Thursday, January 28, 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: Colleen Young, M.S. Marine Science

Harbor Seals are, at the same time, common and enigmatic. We see them all the time resting on rocks, sandy beaches and near shore waters. But what are we seeing? Since these are nocturnal hunters, we are watching them sleep or rest, for the most part. So much of their life happens out of sight, underwater or at night, when most of us are sleeping.

Our speaker recently received her masters from San Jose State University/Moss Landing Marine Labs where she studied in Jim Harvey's Vertebrate Ecology Lab. Colleen's Thesis focused on the effects of disturbance on Harbor Seals in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. As an avid diver, she has also spent time in the water, "up close and personal," with these amazing pinnipeds.

Colleen's presentation will take us through some basics about Harbor Seals, including our own Monterey Bay Population. She will then spend some time sharing the methodology and results of her research in Alaska.

Please join us for our first meeting of the New Year and learn more about our daytime near shore neighbors.


Related web pages:

• About Harbor Seals
  
  
• About Colleen Young
  
  
• Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Vertebrate Ecology Lab
  
  
  

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