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
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Marin Science
601 S. College Road
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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.
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Planet Ocean
The Planet Ocean Seminar Series
Bigger, Better, Faster:
Oyster Breeding and the
Shellfish Research Hatchery
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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.
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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.
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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.