Join WHOI marine scientist, author, and veterinarian Michael J. Moore for a conversation with WHOI host Véronique LaCapra about the ongoing struggle for conservation of the North Atlantic right whale and the subject of his book, We Are All Whalers.
Moore's research sheds light on the physiology and pathology of imperiled marine animals. His book describes how we, as a society can improve our habits and implement ways to create lasting conservation efforts to reduce the threat on large-whale survival and welfare.
Join us for a reception in the Redfield Lobby and a demonstration of on-demand (aka rope-less) fishing gear off Dyer’s Dock immediately after the event.
Autographed copies of We Are All Whalers will be available for purchase.
This event is free and open to the public.
Michael J. Moore, Vet. M.B., Ph.D., has a veterinary degree from the University of Cambridge in the UK, and a Ph.D. from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA. He has been based at WHOI since 1986, and is now a Senior Scientist in the Biology Department. He is the Director of the WHOI Marine Mammal Center, and consults with the International Fund for Animal Welfare, supporting their conservation of large whales and stranded marine mammals on Cape Cod.
Véronique is a writer, editor, and event host who manages, plans, and executes projects that range from ghost-writing for senior leadership to hosting WHOI’s online public event series “Ocean Encounters.” She is a former public radio science reporter and holds a Ph.D. in biogeochemistry.
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