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Finding Coral Speaking Tour

Expedition Leader Jennifer Lash is bringing the deep sea to cities across Canada with her firsthand accounts of an encounter with a deep sea octopus, floating over a seafloor carpeted in brittle stars and viewing the scars on the seafloor from the deep sea trawlers.
Jennifer Lash and Primnoa coral

Jennifer Lash, Executive Director of Living Oceans Society, will share videos and stories from her dives, along with a message about the importance of our oceans’ health to all Canadians. The presentation will be followed by a 20 minute question and answer period.

Dates and Locations

  • June 1, 6:00 pm
    Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
    16160 Hwy. #12
    Midland, Ontario
    Info: 705-526-7809
    Sponsored By: Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
  • June 2, 7:00 pm
    New Library Community Room, Floor 3
    Collingwood, Ontario
    Info: 705-445-4811
    Sponsored by: Collingwood Museum
  • June 3, 12:10 pm
    University of Guelph
    Axelrod Building, Room 265
    Info 519-824-4120
    Sponsored by: School of Environmental Sciences
    University of Guelph
  • June 4, 6:30 pm
    Women’s University Club of Toronto
    162 St George Street, Toronto
    Dinner and presentation
    $32 members
    $35 non members
    Info 416-979-2000
  • June 5, 2:00–3:30 pm
    North York Public Library
    Lecture Room 1
    5120 Yonge St., Toronto
    Admission: Members $5
    Non members $10
    Info: mast@rogers.com 905-881-3548
    Sponsored by: Marine Aquarium Society of Toronto

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Living Oceans Society is looking for groups to help host Jennifer’s speaking engagements. The presentation is ideal for:

  • community events
  • service clubs
  • universities
  • recreation groups
  • conservation groups

If you live in a major Canadian city and would like to host an event, please call Dorie Pesicka (250) 973-6580 or dpesicka@livingoceans.org.  We will provide posters, media support and web announcements to advertise the event, as well as a projector, computer and information brochures for the presentation.

Living Oceans Society would like to thank Mountain Equipment Co-op for their generous support of Jennifer's speaking tour.

 

About the Finding Coral Expedition

On June 8th, 2009 Jennifer Lash, Executive Director of the Living Oceans Society, led the Finding Coral Expedition on a journey to the bottom of the sea on Canada’s Pacific coast in search of deep sea corals. Piloting a one person submarine, Jennifer dived to depths of over 500 meters and saw giant coral forests, darting schools of fish, and the seafloor carpeted in brittle seastars.