Dr. Charles “Stormy” Mayo senior scientist and director of the Right Whale Ecology Program at the Center for Coastal Studies will discuss the status of the species and its recent decline, the impending seasonal arrival of the right whales, and the critical role that the waters off Cape Cod and the islands play in the species now-uncertain future. This talk will be extensively illustrated with slides and video taken during research conducted by aerial and vessel teams.

The Center for Coastal Studies, is a not for profit organization founded over forty years ago in Provincetown, whose mission is to help save the world’s oceans thru research of marine ecosystems, rescue of marine life, clean-up and monitoring of pollution, education and policy. Dr. Mayo is a co-founder of the Center.