Tuesday, August 30, 6:30 p.m., The Whale Museum
— from Jill Berger —
Update: The venue has changed for the Sonic Sea screening to the San Juan Island Grange. Thanks to the Grange for their generosity in helping make this important film available in a larger space with excellent acoustics and an advanced sound system.
The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome Michael Jasny of Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) as part of the 2016 Summer Lecture Series on Tuesday, August 30th at 6:30 p.m. Cetaceans have evolved physically to use sound as their main communication tool to find food, mate, travel and to defend themselves from predators. These basic functions are being seriously undermined by the acoustic disturbances caused by commercial, industrial and military activities. Sonic Sea explores this complex problem that is plaguing our oceans.The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome Michael Jasny of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) for a screening of the film “Sonic Sea” as part of the 2016 Summer Lecture Series on Tuesday, August 30th at 6:30 p.m. Cetaceans have evolved physically to use sound as their main communication tool to find food, mate, travel and to defend themselves from predators. These basic functions are being seriously undermined by the acoustic disturbances caused by recreational, commercial, industrial and military activities. Sonic Sea explores this complex problem that is plaguing our oceans.
Michael Jasny is a leading expert in the law and policy of ocean noise pollution. For more than a decade, he has directed high-profile litigation, lobbying efforts, science-based policy development, and public advocacy to improve the regulation of this emergent global problem. His work also focuses on securing protection for endangered marine mammals and their habitat, opposing development projects that threaten marine mammals off the U.S. and Canadian coastlines, and improving management of fisheries, whale-watching tourism, and other sectors that impact these vulnerable species. Jasny is the author and/or coauthor of numerous publications in legal, policy, and scientific journals. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and a JD from Harvard Law School. He is based in Vancouver and Santa Monica.
The August 30th lecture event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (360) 378-4710 ext. 30. The Whale Museum is located in Friday Harbor at 62 First St. N. Founded in 1976, The Whale Museum’s mission is to promote stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education and research. In addition to providing exhibits, the Museum also provides programs including the Marine Naturalist Training, Orca Adoption Program, Soundwatch Boater Education, San Juan Islands Marine Mammal Stranding Network, and the Whale Hotline. The Whale Museum can be found on-line at www.whalemuseum.org.
