Whale Trust, a non-profit organization dedicated to bridging marine research with environmental education, is co-hosting Whale Tales, a one-day educational event open to the public, February 12, 2011, in Maui, Hawaii. The event features internationally-renowned marine researchers, photographers and conservationists who will present the latest whale research.
Special presenters include Flip Nicklin, world-renowned underwater photographer; Jim Darling, Ph.D., author and leading authority in gray whale and humpback behavior; Meagan Jones, Ph.D., whale researcher; Ed Lyman, M.Sc., Marine Mammal Response Manager for NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary; Dan R. Salden, Ph.D., Founder and President of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation; and other special guests.
Whale Tales promises to educate, excite and enthrall the public with latest whale research.
World-renowned marine wildlife photographer and author, Doug Perrine, will present the keynote address, Those Other Whales. Perrine has won many awards including the "BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year" in 2004. He is the author of seven books and many magazine articles.
Jim Darling, Ph. D., will present the latest research on humpback whale song findings in his presentation, Are Humpback Whale Songs a Code?
Meagan Jones, Ph.D., will present the latest research on the social and reproductive behavior and mating strategies of female humpback whales. Jones has received a national award for her work in marine education and has been studying whales and dolphins for 15 years.
There will also be special children’s activities presented by Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment program.
Book signings include new books by Flip and Linda Nicklin, and Jim Darling, Ph.D.
Highlights of the program include the unveiling and author signing of Flip Nicklin’s most recent book, Among Giants: A Life Among Whales. Nicklin is the author of 17 National Geographic articles and he has assisted on studies of humpback whales in Hawaii. He was recently named "Outstanding Photographer of the Year in 2012" by the North American Nature Photography Association.
Flip Nicklin and his wife, Linda, will also sign a children’s book they co-authored, Face to Face with Whales.
Jim Darling, Ph.D., will sign his book, Hawaii’s Humpbacks: Unveiling the Mysteries.
Documentaries presented include Ocean Odyssey and In the Wake of Giants.
Dan Salden, Ph.D., will present the documentary, Ocean Odyssey. The documentary was filmed in Maui by the Tokyo Broadcasting System in 2008 and Salden is the Principal Researcher in the program. Also appearing in the documentary is Peggy Stap, Founder and Director of Research & Education of Marine Life Studies, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching and inspiring the public to protect marine wildlife based in Monterey, California, and a volunteer at Whale Tales. According to Stap, the project was an educational success as the Japanese crew understood how research can be done on “living” whales, and became ambassadors for the humpbacks in Japan.
Ed Lyman, M.Sc., whale rescue expert, will present the documentary he narrated, In the Wake of Giants, by Akua Films and winner in the 2010 BLUE Ocean Film Festival for the category of “National Marine Sanctuary Short.”
Guided whale watches to benefit Whale Trust on Sunday.
There will also be special benefit guided whale watches Sunday, February 13th. All profits will support Whale Trust, Center for Whale Studies and Hawaii Whale Research Foundation. Tickets are first come, first served.
Whale Tales is held at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Saturday, February 12, 2011, from 10 am to 5 pm. The event is sponsored by Makana Aloha Foundation. For complete program information, please visit Whale Trust. The event is free though donations are welcome, and all profits generated will benefit Whale Trust, Hawaii Whale Research Foundation and the Center for Whale Studies.
Whale Trust is committed to promoting and fostering Maui as a unique living laboratory for whale research and the marine environment.
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