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2024 Sitka WhaleFest

Presented in Sitka at Multiple Locations by SSSC

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2024 Sitka WhaleFest will be held Nov 1-3 – with Pre-Symposium Events on Oct. 30 & 31.

Shifting Boundaries New Horizons | This year we follow how life is on the move in a dynamic ocean. Together we will learn how animals are redrawing the maps of their historical ranges, and how these distribution shifts are reshaping our ties to land and water.

The “core” of Sitka WhaleFest is the Symposium, with three days of science presentations at Harrigan Centennial Hall. For more details about specific presentations & presenters, visit https://sitkawhalefest.org/science-symposium/.

Friday November 1

  • 12:45pm: Welcome & Opening Remarks
  • 1:00pm to 1:45pm | Navigating Change: From Microscopic Plankton to Majestic North Pacific Right Whales | Deana Crouser
  • 2:00pm to 2:45pm | How Alaska’s Fisheries (and Science!) are Keeping Pace with a Changing Climate | Elizabeth Siddon
  • 3:00pm to 3:45pm | Are marine mammals in Arctic Alaska responding to warmer waters and less sea ice? | Lori Quakenbush

Saturday November 2

  • 1:00pm to 1:45pm | Nunaaqqit Savaqatigivlugich – Working with Iñupiaq Communities to understand a changing Arctic | Donna Hauser, Roberta G.T.B., & Kim Pikok
  • 2:00pm to 2:45pm | Mean and Green (or not!). European Green Crab in Southeast Alaska | Kari Lanphier
  • 3:00pm to 3:45pm | Tracking the Tusk: Using Sound to Study Narwhal Movements | Marie Zahn

Sunday November 3

  • 1:00pm to 1:45pm | In Support of the Coming Generations: Lessons Learned and Lessons Taught from Subsistence Hunting and Whaling Communities on the North Slope | Richard Glenn & Lee Kayotuk
  • 2:00pm to 2:45pm | Alaska Salmon in a Warming World: From too hot to just warm enough | Peter Westley
  • 3:00pm to 3:45pm | Following the arc of humans’ relationship with marine mammals in Southeast Alaska | Lauren Wild, John Moran, & Mike Miller

For the Symposium, you can purchase your tickets online today:

-3 Day Symposium Pass $90-

-3 Lecture Pass $35-

Single lecture Passes for $15 each will be available during symposium

For more info on ALL the events (including the pre-Events on 10/30 – 10/31) visit https://sitkawhalefest.org/register/ and scroll down to where it says “Sitka WhaleFest Events” – some events are free and for others, the prices vary. Those that require registration are indicated at https://sitkawhalefest.org/register/.

 

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