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--Boundary_(ID_nWTURVBPCZpa683iBY/wog) Content-type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable I tried to send this earlier but it had an attachment (poster), thus =20 perhaps got axed? Check the Blomidon Naturalists Society Web-site =20 for more details -- I have appended those details here at the bottom =20 of this message. Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: June 15, 2008 3:14:23 PM ADT > To: NATURENS@chebucto.ns.ca > > Subject: [NatureNS] BNS meeting Monday on Fundy horse mussel reefs, =20= > 7:30 p.m., Irving Ctr., Acadia U., Wolfville > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Apologies to those who were inundated with copies of this =20 > announcement, from Jim in Wolfville -- thanks to Sherman Williams =20 > for the poster advertisement. > Monday, June 16, 2008 =96 Discover the Bay of Fundy=92s Rare Mussel =20 Reefs! Learn about this globally unique and little-known marine =20 feature from the discoverer of the Bay of Fundy mussel reefs, Marine =20 Geologist Gordon Fader, and the Marine Coordinator for the Nova =20 Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-=20 NS), Laura Hussey. These fascinating reefs, or bioherms, are formed =20 by horse mussels (Modiolus modiolus) when the shells of dead mussels =20 mix with sand and mud to form mounds on top of which live mussels =20 grow. Multibeam bathymetric images of the Bay of Fundy seafloor show =20 multiple rows of these mussel reefs, each about 20m wide, up to 3m =20 high, and up to 1.2 km long! This makes the Bay of Fundy reefs the =20 largest mussel reefs yet to be documented in the world. Like coral =20 reefs, bivalve reefs such as these function to create a productive =20 and biodiverse marine environment. However, these impressive =20 structures are at risk of damage from human activities such as bottom =20= trawling. Join Gordon Fader as he recounts the discovery of the reefs =20= and relates what we know about them so far. Then hear from Laura =20 Hussey to learn more about the need to protect the reefs, and the =20 efforts by CPAWS-NS to ensure these amazing features are studied and =20 maintained. Laura Hussey is the marine coordinator for the Nova Scotia Chapter of =20= the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). At CPAWS, she =20 works on a variety of issues, including the development of a network =20 of marine protected areas, the protection of special marine elements =20 like the Bay of Fundy mussel reefs, and the sustainable use of ocean =20 and coastal resources. She is a graduate of the Masters program in =20 Resource and Environmental Management from Dalhousie=92s School for =20 Resource and Environmental Studies. Laura has been living in the =20 Halifax area for eight years now, but is originally from =20 Newfoundland, where her love of the ocean and interest in marine =20 management and protection was first piqued. She loves spending time =20 in and near the ocean, though some of her drier interests include =20 hiking and farming. Gordon Fader is a professional marine geologist, now retired from the =20= Geological Survey of Canada. He had been responsible for seabed =20 mapping and research on the surficial sediments and shallow bedrock =20 geology of the southeast Canadian Continental Shelf, and has =20 published over 300 maps, reports and scientific papers in government =20 publications and the scientific literature. He is a specialist in the =20= acquisition and interpretation of high-resolution seismic reflection =20 and sidescan sonar data, and the study of seabed processes and =20 sediment characteristics. During his research he discovered many =20 shipwrecks on the seabed off Atlantic Canada and has been featured in =20= associated documentaries. Presently he is completing a major =20 publication on the geology of Halifax Harbour and a study on the =20 effects of fishing activity and essential fish habitat with Fisheries =20= and Oceans Canada, and writing a book on Halifax Harbour. --Boundary_(ID_nWTURVBPCZpa683iBY/wog) Content-type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> I tried to send this earlier but it had an attachment (poster), thus = perhaps got axed? =A0Check the Blomidon Naturalists Society Web-site for = more details -- I have appended those details here at the bottom of this = message. =A0Jim in Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded = message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></font><= /div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 15, 2008 3:14:23 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:NATURENS@chebucto.ns.ca">NATURENS@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = color=3D"#000000"><b><br></b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica"= size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] BNS meeting = Monday on Fundy horse mussel reefs, 7:30 p.m., Irving Ctr., Acadia U., = Wolfville</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Apologies to those who were inundated with copies of = this announcement, from Jim in Wolfville -- thanks to Sherman Williams = for the poster advertisement.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div></blockquote></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times New = Roman"><b>Monday, June 16, 2008 =96 Discover the Bay of Fundy=92s Rare = Mussel Reefs!</b> Learn about this globally unique and little-known = marine feature from the discoverer of the Bay of Fundy mussel reefs, = Marine Geologist Gordon Fader, and the Marine Coordinator for the Nova = Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS), = Laura Hussey. These fascinating reefs, or bioherms, are formed by horse = mussels (Modiolus modiolus) when the shells of dead mussels mix with = sand and mud to form mounds on top of which live mussels grow. Multibeam = bathymetric images of the Bay of Fundy seafloor show multiple rows of = these mussel reefs, each about 20m wide, up to 3m high, and up to 1.2 km = long! This makes the Bay of Fundy reefs the largest mussel reefs yet to = be documented in the world. Like coral reefs, bivalve reefs such as = these function to create a productive and biodiverse marine environment. = However, these impressive structures are at risk of damage from human = activities such as bottom trawling. Join Gordon Fader as he recounts the = discovery of the reefs and relates what we know about them so far. Then = hear from Laura Hussey to learn more about the need to protect the = reefs, and the efforts by CPAWS-NS to ensure these amazing features are = studied and maintained.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times New Roman">Laura Hussey is the = marine coordinator for the Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and = Wilderness Society (CPAWS). At CPAWS, she works on a variety of issues, = including the development of a network of marine protected areas, the = protection of special marine elements like the Bay of Fundy mussel = reefs, and the sustainable use of ocean and coastal resources. She is a = graduate of the Masters program in Resource and Environmental Management = from Dalhousie=92s School for Resource and Environmental Studies. Laura = has been living in the Halifax area for eight years now, but is = originally from Newfoundland, where her love of the ocean and interest = in marine management and protection was first piqued. She loves spending = time in and near the ocean, though some of her drier interests include = hiking and farming.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times New = Roman">Gordon Fader is a professional marine geologist, now retired from = the Geological Survey of Canada. He had been responsible for seabed = mapping and research on the surficial sediments and shallow bedrock = geology of the southeast Canadian Continental Shelf, and has published = over 300 maps, reports and scientific papers in government publications = and the scientific literature. He is a specialist in the acquisition and = interpretation of high-resolution seismic reflection and sidescan sonar = data, and the study of seabed processes and sediment characteristics. = During his research he discovered many shipwrecks on the seabed off = Atlantic Canada and has been featured in associated documentaries. = Presently he is completing a major publication on the geology of Halifax = Harbour and a study on the effects of fishing activity and essential = fish habitat with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and writing a book on = Halifax Harbour.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px; = "><br></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_nWTURVBPCZpa683iBY/wog)--
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