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--Boundary_(ID_t7Yh+IFBCp7lxdwuJaY21Q) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I can't attend this compelling lecture by Mike James, but I hope a lot of you will consider it for Nov. 1/10, 7:30 p.m., at N.S. Mus. of Nat. History, 1747 Summer St., Halifax -- ALL ARE WELCOME! Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Linda Marks <lindamarks@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: October 13, 2010 2:46:35 PM ADT > To: Linda Marks <lindamarks@ns.sympatico.ca> > Subject: NSIS Notice of Public Lecture 1st November 2010 : The > Leatherback Turtle: Atlantic Canada's Giant Jellyfish Predator > > NSIS - Notice of Meeting > > The next meeting of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science will be > held at 7:30 pm on Monday, 1st November 2010 in the auditorium of > the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, > Halifax. > > The speaker is Dr. Mike C. James, Department of Biology, Dalhousie > University/Aquatic Species at Risk, Fisheries and Oceans Canada > > > > Dr. James 's lecture title is: The Leatherback Turtle: Atlantic > Canada's Giant Jellyfish Predator > > > > Abstract: > > The leatherback sea turtle is a giant marine reptile that nests in > the tropics and forages at high latitudes. It is a creature of > extremes, feeding on huge quantities of energy-poor jellyfish prey, > undertaking annual migrations of 10,000 km or more, diving to > depths beyond a kilometre, maintaining warm body temperatures in > frigid seas, and attaining a body mass of up to 900 kg. Shelf and > slope waters off eastern Canada support the largest seasonal > foraging population of leatherbacks in the North Atlantic. It is > here that a collaborative Canadian research program involving > fishers and scientists has worked to uncover some of the mysteries > surrounding this endangered species. > > For further information , please contact David Richardson at > nsis@chebucto.ns.ca > or > to find out more about NSIS, see our web site: > www.chebucto.ns.ca/Science/NSIS/index.html > > --Boundary_(ID_t7Yh+IFBCp7lxdwuJaY21Q) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> I can't attend this compelling lecture by Mike James, but I hope a lot = of you will consider it for Nov. 1/10, 7:30 p.m., at N.S. Mus. of Nat. = History, 1747 Summer St., Halifax -- ALL ARE = WELCOME!<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim 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">Linda Marks <<a = href=3D"mailto:lindamarks@ns.sympatico.ca">lindamarks@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&= gt;</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">October 13, 2010 2:46:35 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">Linda Marks <<a = href=3D"mailto:lindamarks@ns.sympatico.ca">lindamarks@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&= gt;</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>NSIS Notice of Public Lecture 1st = November 2010 : The Leatherback Turtle: Atlantic Canada's Giant = Jellyfish Predator</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div> <div class=3D"WordSection1"><p><b><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">NSIS - Notice of Meeting</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">The next meeting of the<b> Nova Scotian Institute of Science</b> = will be held at 7:30 pm on<b> Monday, 1st November 2010</b> in the = auditorium of the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer = Street, Halifax.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">The speaker</span><span lang=3D"EN" = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;"> is<b> </b></span><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">Dr. Mike C. James, Department of Biology, Dalhousie = University/Aquatic Species at Risk, Fisheries and Oceans Canada = <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><span = lang=3D"EN" = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">Dr. </span><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">James</span><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;"> <span lang=3D"EN">'s lecture </span></span><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">title is:</span><b><span lang=3D"EN" = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;"> </span></b><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">The Leatherback Turtle: Atlantic Canada's Giant Jellyfish = Predator<b><i> </i></b></span><b><i><span lang=3D"EN" = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"line-height:13.5pt;background:#FFFFFA"><b><i><span lang=3D"EN" = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"line-height:13.5pt;background:#FFFFFA"><b><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">Abstract: </span></b><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">The leatherback sea turtle is a giant marine reptile that nests in = the tropics and forages at high latitudes. It is a creature of extremes, = feeding on huge quantities of energy-poor jellyfish prey, undertaking = annual migrations of 10,000 km or more, diving to depths beyond a = kilometre, maintaining warm body temperatures in frigid seas, and = attaining a body mass of up to 900 kg. Shelf and slope waters off = eastern Canada support the largest seasonal foraging population of = leatherbacks in the North Atlantic. It is here that a collaborative = Canadian research program involving fishers and scientists has worked to = uncover some of the mysteries surrounding this endangered = species.</span></p><p><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">For further information , please contact David Richardson</span> = <span style=3D"font-family: "BernhardMod BT"">at</span> <a = href=3D"mailto:%3cnsis@chebucto.ns.ca%3e"><span = style=3D"font-family:"BernhardMod = BT"">nsis@chebucto.ns.ca</span></a> <br> <span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">or </span><br> <span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">to find out more about NSIS, see our web site:</span> <br> <span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;"> </span><a = href=3D"file:///\\www.chebucto.ns.ca\Science\NSIS\index.html"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q= uot;">www.chebucto.ns.ca/Science/NSIS/index.html</span></a> = <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_t7Yh+IFBCp7lxdwuJaY21Q)--
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