The Planet Ocean Seminar Series is free and open to the public. The seminar is held in the Hodder Hall of Mentors, the main auditorium at the UNCW Center for Marine Science, 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane. The seminar will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. Light hors d’oeuvres will follow. Due to limited seating, reservations are required. Advance registration for Bluefish Society members will end Jan. 24. The general public may begin registration on Jan. 25. To make reservations or for further information, please call the UNCW Center for Marine Science at 910-962-2301. Center nter for Marine Marin Science 601 S. College Road ad Wilmington, mi gton, NC 28403-5928 28403-5928 The Planet Ocean Seminar Series offers four lectures each academic year, featuring prominent speakers from our own faculty and other leading research institutions, from well-known environmental organizations and from government agencies. Printing ting and postage po e costs for this mailing were ere funded by the CMS Bluefish Society Planet Ocean The Planet Ocean Seminar Series Bigger, Better, Faster: Oyster Breeding and the Shellfish Research Hatchery ery with Ami E. Wilbur, Ph.D. Department of Biology & Marine Biology University of North Carolina Wilmington Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 6:30 p.m. 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 910-962-2408. Ple PARDON OUR PROGRESS! Our new parking area is a bit further away from the main building! There will be a turn-around area in front of the main entrance for dropping off passengers. Due to limited seating, reservations are required. Advance registration for Bluefish Society members will end Jan. 24. The general public may begin registration on Jan. 25. Bigger, Better, Faster: L as imit e c ed fo all se rr es 910 atin er -96 g! va tio 2-23 ns 01 . Oyster Breeding and the Shellfish Research Hatchery with Ami E. Wilbur, Ph.D. Dr. Ami Wilbur is an associate professor in the department of biology and marine biology and serves as the director of the Shellfish Research Hatchery at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) Center for Marine Science. She and her research group use modern molecular genetic techniques to resolve issues in the design, implementation and evaluation of shellfish aquaculture, restoration efforts and other fisheries management practices. As the director of Shellfish Research Hatchery, Dr. Wilbur oversees operations at this state-of-the-art culture facility designed for the production of shellfish. Its mission is to conduct and facilitate research that will inform and contribute to North Carolina’s efforts to both restore its declining populations of ecologically and commercially important shellfish, and build a sustainable shellfish aquaculture industry. Dr. Wilbur received a bachelor of science degree from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, a masters degree from the University of South Carolina and a Ph.D. from the University of Delaware. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Florida Marine Research Institute before joining the UNCW faculty in 1999. To reserve seats, call the Center for Marine Science at 910-962-2301. For driving directions and more information about CMS: www.uncw.edu/cms Accommodations for disabilities may be requested by contacting CMS three days prior to the event. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS SEMINAR! Dr. Wilbur has kindly offered to allow everyone to visit the Hatchery after her presentation and refreshments. Attendees who are interested in this opportunity are urged to wear comfortable shoes for the walk over to the facility. Please join us for the third seminar in the 2011-2012 series: Bigger, Better, Faster: Oyster Breeding and the Shellfish Research Hatchery with Ami E. Wilbur, Ph.D. Feb. 7, 2012 UNCW Center for Marine Science Auditorium Seminar 6:30 p.m. / Refreshments 7:15 p.m. / Hatchery Open House 7:30 p.m.