The Planet Ocean Seminar Series
The Planet Ocean Seminar Series offers an opportunity for the greater Wilmington
community to benefit directly from the topics of information available to the
Center.
The Planet Ocean Seminar Series is free and open to the public. The seminar is
held in the main auditorium at the UNCW Center for Marine Science, 5600 Marvin
K. Moss Lane. The seminar will begin promptly at 6:30 pm. A reception with light
hors d’oeuvres to follow.
Due to limited seating, reservations are required. To make reservations or for
further information, please call UNCW Center for Marine Science at (910) 962-2301.
UNCW Center for Marine Science
5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
Bluefish Society membership entitles
you to preferred seating at Planet Ocean
seminars and much more. Please join
our "school" of Bluefish Society members
and help us keep the outreach tradition
at CMS "afloat." For details, call us at
910-962-2493.
Southeastern North Carolina Watersheds:
Environmental Status, Impact and Trends
with Dr. Michael Mallin and Dr. James Merritt
UNCW Center for Marine Science
e’ve all noticed the headlines.
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Millions of gallons of untreated
sewage have spilled into local waterways
and tributaries in recent months. To
protect the health of our community
and our oceans, it is crucial that we
develop a better understanding of man’s
impact on the environment. For our
first seminar of the 2006-07 season, Dr.
Michael Mallin will focus on local water
quality initiatives. Dr. James Merritt will
offer a historic overview of this timely
topic.
D
r. Mallin is widely respected for his
study of urban pollution and land use
and their affect on the environment.
He was instrumental
in establishing the
Lower Cape Fear River
Program and serves as
research coordinator
for this organization,
which monitors water
quality in eastern North Carolina. Dr.
Mallin also directs the New Hanover
e join
Pleas
County Tidal Creeks Program and the
Wilmington Watersheds Program. He
is a Research Professor at the UNCW
Center for Marine Science with a Ph.D.
in Marine and Estuarine Ecology from
the University of North Carolina Chapel
Hill.
E
ven in retirement, Dr. James Merritt
maintains an active role in the Lower
Cape Fear River Program. He helped
to develop the concept
of this program, along
with the Tidal Creeks
Program and others, and
facilitated funding and
implementation of these
organizations. Dr. Merritt
is a former Professor and
Director of the UNCW Center for Marine
Science. He holds a Ph.D. in Genetics
from North Carolina State University.
e first seminar in the 2006-2007 Planet Oce
us for th
an se
ries:
Southeastern North Carolina Watersheds:
Center for Marine Science
5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
Environmental Status, Impacts and Trends
with Dr. Michael Mallin & Dr. James Merritt
October 24, 2006
UNCW Center for Marine Science Auditorium
To reserve seats, call the
Center for Marine Science at: 910-962-2301
For directions or more information about CMS,
please visit our website: www.uncw.edu/cmsr
Seminar 6:30 p.m. / Reception 7:30 p.m.
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