Join us for our free evening programs highlighting our 2022 whale research season, and changes to our sightings over the past two decades! We are also hosting a full-day symposium featuring guest speakers from Bar Harbor, Maine, to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. See details and registration information below.
PAST PROGRAMS & RECORDINGS
Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at 6:30 pm ET (virtual)
Highlights of the 2022 Whale Research Season
Join co-founder and Director of Research Dianna Schulte a she provides an overview of the variety of marine life seen during the 2022 whale research season. How many humpback whales did we see and who were they? Why were there so many Mola molas, and what the heck is a Mola mola?? Are dolphins common to see off the NH coast? Dianna will also touch on some current events pertaining to winter whales! It should be a whale of an evening!
Friday, March 17, 2023, 10:00 am- 4:00 pm ET (in-person or virtual)
Blue Ocean Symposium, presented by Stifel
At Seacoast Science Center, Rye, NH and online via Zoom
This full-day event will feature numerous speakers in the field of marine science sharing their knowledge and expertise in various talks, including rare whale species, seabirds as dynamic ocean management tools, blue crab impacts on local species, UNH’s sustainable aquaculture program, and more! Lunch is provided for those who attend in person.
Thanks to major supporters: Stifel, Seacoast Science Center, NH Coastal Program, Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association, Aquafisk, Lil’s Cafe, The Islander Cafe, We Fill Good and Gells!
If you would like to view a recording of the symposium, send us an email
Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 6:30 pm ET (virtual)
Waves of Change: Whale Sightings Over the Years
Two members of our research team, Director of Research Dianna Schulte and Data Coordinator Kaela Preston, will showcase the changes in whale sightings over the past two-plus decades. Where are the whales going? What kinds of whales are we finding now vs. 20 years ago? What are the strangest things we have seen? Learn all this and more at this eye-opening talk.
These programs are funded, in part, by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act in conjunction with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Coastal Program
