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Whales and Seals OH MY! : New York’s Marine Mammals Up Close *Members Welcome*

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Dr. Kopelman's research involves photo-identification of the harbor seals of Moriches Bay and of the fin and humpback whales of NY and adjacent areas. He's been compiling a photographic catalog of harbor seals that haul-out at Cupsogue Beach (near Moriches Inlet) since 2006 and has shown that several recognizable seals have been returning to the same haul-out site year after year for up to 6 years. While the harbor seal catalog is in the early stages of development, it can be used to provide information about population trends, habitat usage, and potential disturbance. His work with humpback and fin whales, particularly in the Great South Channel, plays an important role in assessing population trends, habitat usage, and potential disturbance.

Dr. Arthur Kopelman is a population ecologist whose research interests, since 1987, include the population dynamics and feeding ecology of fin and humpback whales of New York and New England; and since 1995, the population dynamics of harbor, grey, harp and hooded seals of NY. He received his Ph.D. in Biology in 1982 from The Graduate School and University Center of CUNY. Dr. Kopelman is a full professor of science in the Department of Science and Mathematics, Fashion Institute of Technology of the State University of NY. He is also an adjunct associate professor of marine science at Dowling College, where he teaches a course titled "Whales of Long Island." Dr. Kopelman is also the president, co-founder, and webmaster of the Coastal Research and Educational Society of Long Island (CRESLI). In May 2010, Dr. Kopelman was appointed as a Distinguished Service Professor by the State University of New York Board of Trustees. Distinguished Professorship is the highest honor conferred upon instructional faculty in the State University of New York (SUNY) system.

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$10, Students free

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$10, Students free

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Free for students

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Reservations are suggested on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call 212-628-8383, Fax 212-228-4449, or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Members are encouraged to attend.