Friday, January 8:

A Sea of Plastic

Captain Charles Moore, Algalita Marine Research Foundation

Thursday, February 11:

Saving a Species:  Students and Science in Action

Amy Knowlton, Scientist, New England Aquarium, Right Whale Research Team; Bill McWeeny, Educator, New England Aquarium Volunteer Scientist; Calvineers, Castine Adams School 7th and 8th Grade Students             

Thursday, March 11:

Sea Anemone and Clownfish Symbiosis:  Conservation Highlights from Finding Nemo

Dr. Ann Cleveland, Chair of the Corning School, Associate Professor, Maine Maritime Academy

Friday, April 30:

Ocean Lessons:  Hopeful Solutions and the Power of the Next Generation

Dr. David Guggenheim, Marine Biologist, Explorer, Educator, Marine Conservation Policy Specialist Founder 1planet1ocean

Thursday, May 20:

The Future of Coral Reefs:  Ecosystems in Peril

Dr. Nancy Knowlton, Coral Reef Biologist, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Thursday, June 10:

Material Consequences: Everyday Toxics, Environmental Health, and the Promise of Green Chemistry

Elizabeth Grossman, Freelance Journalist and Author

Friday, July 23:

Hope from the Deep:  Saving the Ocean Floor

Dr. David Gallo, Oceanographer, Director of Special Projects, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Thursday, September 23:

On Thin Ice:  The Changing World of the Polar Bear

Richard Ellis, Marine Conservationist, Author and Artist

October - To be confirmed

November - To be confirmed