Enjoy lifelong learning fun throughout August at the Museum of Coastal Carolina’s weekly Sandbar Lecture Series!
Every Tuesday at 6:00 pm, Sandbar Lectures inspire curiosity about regional history, coastal ecosystems, and diverse wildlife. Local subject matter experts facilitate lively and interactive presentations about a variety of fascinating topics for all visitors:
August 27 – Sharks of the Carolinas and Beyond:
By Dan Abel – Sandbar Lecture presenter Daniel C. Abel, PhD will explain why “Sharks are among the most magnificent and, unjustifiably, most feared beasts on the planet.”
He’ll discuss sharks along the North Carolina coastline, including their life history, vital importance in ecosystems, biomedical use, humans’ relationship with sharks, threats to sharks’ survival and hope for their future.
Abel is a professor of Marine Science at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC. He earned his master’s in marine biology from the College of Charleston and his Ph.D. in marine biology from the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
He was also a postdoctoral fellow in marine biomedicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. He’s authored numerous scientific papers and books, he’s been an award-winning environmental columnist, and he’s appeared on CNN, CBC, CBS, NBC, The Weather Channel, and five National Geographic documentaries.
All one-hour Sandbar lectures are free with Museum admission. Visit the Museum website for current admission rates: https://museumplanetarium.org/.
Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium Director of Programs and Exhibits Jamie Justice schedules all Sandbar Lectures. Justice received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Science in Environmental Science with concentrations in Marine and Coastal Education and Coastal Management from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.
The Museum of Coastal Carolina is located at 21 East Second Street in Ocean Isle Beach, NC.
Admission is free for members. Non-member all-day admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors (62+), $8 for children (3-12), and free for age 2 and under.
For more information, call 910-579-1016, visit www.museumplanetarium.org, or like us on Facebook.com /MuseumCoastalCarolina
