Marine Life
Steve Burton is the Marine
Mammal Stranding Manager
at HBOI. He received his M.S.
in Environmental Science from
Florida Atlantic University. His
main goal is to keep the rescue
team staff and volunteers in a
ready state to respond to marine mammal issues at
any time. Steve has worked at HBOI for seven
years and has almost 20 years of experience with
cetaceans and pinnipeds in Florida and Hawaii.
Harbor Branch Series: The Importance of Marine Mammal Stranding Response
The mission of HBOI’s Marine Mammal Research
and Conservation Program (MMRC) is to “Protect
Wild Dolphins and Whales” through conservation,
stranding response and research. Since 1999,
MMRC’s Marine Mammal Rescue team has served as
a marine mammal stranding first-responder under
authorization of the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) Southeast Region. HBOI’s primary
response areas are along the Indian River Lagoon and
Atlantic Ocean of Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin
Counties. Steve will talk about the stranding work we
perform and review multiple case studies of dolphins
and whales that we have responded to over the years.
Buy any four Harbor Branch Series lectures for $75 (Osher LLI members only).
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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| Course # S1M5 — One Time Event
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| Place: | Room 151 (Annex), Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Monday, April 9 2018 |
| Time: | 2:15 - 3:45 PM |
| Fee: | $25 / member; $35 / non-member |
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