2021 Save Our Seas Distinguished Speaker Series
The 2021 Save Our Seas Distinguished Speaker Series, presented by the Save Our Seas Foundation, features scientists, conservationists, researchers and educators who will share their passion for our oceans in programs designed for Museum guests of all ages.
This year MODS has an exciting lineup of presenters who will discuss their research-discoveries across a spectrum of topics; from sharks to manta rays, sawfish, algal blooms and bull sharks, and much more! We are also bringing back our popular Sea Turtle and Shark Expert Panel Discussion, which will feature prominent researchers and conservationists from across the region. This series is FREE.
Come see our Shark Discovery Cart located near the shark exhibit within Florida Ecoscapes. This interactive learning station will enable museum guests to learn about sharks, conservation, and the amazing work supported by Save Our Seas Foundation.
Be sure to catch these programs virtually via Zoom or live at MODS, and stop by the new Shark Discovery Cart!
2021 Save Our Seas Distinguished Speaker Series
| Date/Method | Topic* | Speakers* | ||||||
| April 1 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Virtual Event |
Algal Blooms and Bull Sharks | Lauran Brewster, postdoctoral fellow at Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute | ||||||
| May 6 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Virtual Event |
British Columbia Whales | Janie Wray, CEO and lead researcher for BC Whales | ||||||
| June 3 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Virtual Event |
Marine Conservation | Catherine Macdonald, director of the Field School, lecturer at Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Science at University of Miami | ||||||
| July 1 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Virtual Event |
Sharks and Pollution | Kady Lyons, research scientist at Georgia Aquarium | ||||||
| August 5 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Virtual Event |
Microplastics | Dr. Alina Wierczorek, post-doctoral researcher at the Marine Institute in Ireland | ||||||
| September 2 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Virtual Event |
Manta Ray Panel Discussion | Guy Stevens, Ph.D., Chief Executive and Founder of the Manta Trust
Emily Humble, research fellow at the University of Edinburgh and genetics specialist at Manta Trust |
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| October 7 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Virtual Event |
Shark Conservation Panel Discussion | Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida Atlantic University
Marianne Porter, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida Atlantic University Hannah Medd, founder of the American Shark Conservancy. |
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| December 2 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Virtual Event |
Sea Turtle Season Wrap-Up | Derek Burkholder, Ph.D., director of Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program and Marine Environmental Education Center, research scientist at the Guy Harvey Research Institute and Save Our Seas Shark Research Center |
*Program lineup is subject to change.