The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel is concluding with its seasonal Lecture Series for the summer and fall, which is being offered virtually via Zoom and for free.
The final lecture will be:
– Oct. 16 at 5:30 p.m.: “Gulf Seafood: Sustaining Wildlife and Our Way of Life” with Director of Sustainability and Coastal Conservation Initiatives John Fallon from the Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans
The Gulf is home to the second largest commercial fishery in the United States, and the seafood industry in the region provides tens of thousands of jobs and generates billions in economic impact annually. However, to ensure the seafood that so many love and rely upon is around for generations to come, it takes good science, conservation, policy and collaboration. Held during National Seafood Month, the talk will be about what makes Gulf seafood sustainable, the challenges facing fisheries in the region and what individuals can do to support the local seafood industry.
For over 15 years Fallon’s work has built programs to strengthen fisheries and sustainable seafood supply chains in the Gulf region.
While the lecture is free, registration in required.
Support for the series comes from the Sam and Francis Bailey Clean Water Education Center at the museum and the Glenn W. Bailey Foundation.
To register or for more information, visit https://www.shellmuseum.org/learn-and-experience/lectures/.
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium is at 3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel.
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