Lectures are held at the MERI Center for Marine Studies, 55 Main Street, Blue Hill, Maine on Thursday evenings from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.  A reception in MERI’s Ocean Art Gallery begins at 6:00 p.m.  Seating is limited.  For information: (207) 374-2135, info@meriresearch.org.

Thursday, January 25:

The Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS): The State of the Art and Science

Dr. Neal Pettigrew, Professor of Oceanography, University of Maine

Thursday, February 22:

The Miraculous Recovery of Bald Eagles in Maine

Charlie Todd, Wildlife Biologist, Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Thursday, March 29:  

Booms, Busts, & Sliding Baselines in Maine’s Fragile Coastal Ecosystems

Dr. Robert Steneck, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Maine

Thursday, April 26:  

Whale Meat Again: A History of Antarctica and Whaling, Past and Present

Dr. Sean Todd, Senior Researcher, Allied Whale/College of the Atlantic

Thursday, May 24:  

The Urban Whale—Can North Atlantic Right Whales Survive Modern Industrial America?

Dr. Scott Kraus, Director of Research, New England Aquarium

Thursday, June 21:

Brominated Flame Retardants in Fish and Seafood in the US, Europe, and Asia

Dr. Olaf Paepke, Director, ERGO Lab, Hamburg, Germany
Reception: NOAA’s 200th Anniversary Celebration, Poster Exhibit – From Sea to Shining Sea

Thursday, July 12:

Solving the Global Fisheries Crisis: Positive Solutions from the Field

Carter Roberts, President, World Wildlife Fund, US

Wednesday, September 19:

Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Arctic and the Survival of the Polar Bear

Dr. Janneche Skare, Director, National Veterinary Lab, Oslo, Norway
(2007 Elisabeth Mann Borgese Distinguished Speaker Lecture)  

Thursday, October 25:

The Lobster Coast

Colin Woodard, Author & Journalist