Sharks and Communities: Insights from Honduras and Indonesia with marine scientists Gabriela Ochoa and Rafid Shidqi
When:
Thursday, Mar 20, 2025 6:30p -
7:30p
Thursday, Mar 20, 2025 6:30p -
7:30p
Where:
New England Aquarium’s Simons Theatre
1 Central Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Animals, Good for Groups, Lectures & Conferences, Social Good
Event website:
https://www.neaq.org/engage/events-and-programs/
The New England Aquarium’s Lowell Lecture series presents marine scientists Gabriela Ochoa and Rafid Shidqi to discuss their work protecting sharks in Honduras and Indonesia. Their work is supported in part by the Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF), a small grants and fellowship program that provides support for community-based projects spearheaded by local conservation leaders in low- and middle-income countries around the world.
Ochoa and Shidqi run nonprofit conservation organizations dedicated to safeguarding sharks in their communities. Ochoa is founder of Ilili, a nonprofit based in Honduras that focuses on marine conservation of large marine wildlife. Shidqi is the co-founder of Thresher Shark Indonesia where he is also working to protect the species while respecting community livelihoods.
Ochoa and Shidqi partner with a wide range of stakeholders including fishers, policymakers, and citizen scientists in their respective countries to help balance the need to preserve food sources and livelihoods with conserving ocean habitats. In their lecture, they will discuss how they are working with local communities to combine scientific research with regional knowledge, protecting marine ecosystems and the people who depend on them.
WHEN: Thursday, March 20 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with a cash bar available.
WHERE: In person at the New England Aquarium’s Simons Theatre, 1 Central Wharf, Boston. The lecture will also be livestreamed via Zoom.
HOW: Register here for in-person and virtual attendance to the lecture event. Advance registration is required. Virtual registration closes on March 20 at 2:00 p.m. The Lowell Lecture Series at the New England Aquarium is presented free to the public through the generosity of the Lowell Institute.
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