New England Aquarium Lecture Series: Right Whales, Right Gear

When:
Tuesday, Jun 19, 2018 7:00p -
8:00p

Where:
New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf
Boston, MA 02110

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Admission:
$Registration required.

Categories:
Lectures & Conferences

Event website:
http://www.neaq.org/learn/lectures/upcoming-lectures/

Fishing is an important economic mainstay of New England and part of its cultural heritage. North Atlantic right whales are a critical natural component of the region’s coastal waters. Where the two meet, entanglements happen, mainly as whales become wrapped in buoy ropes used to locate and haul pots resting on the seafloor. Two unlikely bedfellows—fishermen and research scientists—are working collaboratively to save whales and pot fisheries alike, studying solutions that include novel designs for ropes that are strong enough for fishing but weak enough for right whales to release themselves. Come listen to members of an expert panel discuss their perspectives on right whale entanglements and ideas for solving them.

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