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Media Contact: Lisa Young 251/861-7509 What: 11th Annual Wiese Distinguished Lecture Series Presents Dr. Jeremy Jackson, Professor of Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Topic: “The Silent Ocean” When: Wednesday, April 28, 7:00pm Where: University of South Alabama, Humanities Building Auditorium Admission: Admission is free and open to the general public. For more information, call ?? 460-7136. World famous oceanographer Jeremy Jackson is known for his ground-breaking research on “shifting baselines,” or determining just what is natural in the world’s oceans. His recent articles in “Science” stress that what is widely considered “natural” is based on personal experience, rather than historical and paleoecological records. Human impact, such as overfishing, has irrevocably altered what was once pristine habitat. He states, “Understanding what was natural is important not just for historical curiosity, but for rational management and conservation of coastal oceans in the future.” Dr. Jackson is a Fellow at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is a Member of the Board of the World Wildlife Fund. The Wiese Disinguished Lecture Series is endowed through the generosity of Fairhope, Alabama residents Pete and Marty Wiese, supporters of marine science education and research along the Gulf Coast. The mission of the Lecture Series is to bring in nationally- and internationally-renowned scientists to present a public lecture and to exchange ideas with the faculty and graduate students of the University of South Alabama and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. This lecture is sponsored by the Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. For more information on Dr. Jackson’s research, check out : http://www.shiftingbaselines.org |
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