On Saturday, March 25, 2017, Dr. Dan Abel will present a free lecture on “Sharks of Coastal South Carolina” at the Horry County Museum.
Here’s an excerpt on the lecture, which starts at 1 p.m., from the museum’s website: “Sensationalized media coverage of the 2015 US Atlantic coast shark attacks and bites led many to conclude that shark abundance had increased. In this presentation, Dr. Abel will discuss whether or not this is true, and present a summary of more than 15 years of studying the sharks of coastal SC. He will also discuss why a healthy ocean needs sharks, environmental threats to sharks, and ongoing research in his lab at Coastal Carolina University that employs acoustic tags to answer questions about shark movements along our coast, especially around piers and in Winyah Bay.” This program is geared to all ages.
Daniel C. Abel is Professor of Marine Science at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. His research focuses on the physiology and ecology of sharks and rays. He is co-author of several textbooks and is a Senior Fellow of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development. Dr. Abel has taught at sea and in more than 30 countries on the M/V Explorer with Semester at Sea. His annual Biology of Sharks course held at the Bimini Biological Field Station in the Bahamas has run for more than twenty years. He is a native South Carolinian and resides in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina.
The lecture will be presented in the McCown Auditorium, which located at 805 Main Street in Conway, South Carolina.
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