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<div><b><span style="font-size:25.0pt" class="elementToProof">Summer Science Lecture Series: Jeff Schell, Sea Education Association</span></b></div>
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<em><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black; font-style:normal">Secrets of the Sargasso Sea: Blooms, Biodiversity, and Ocean Tipping Points</span></b></em><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt; color:windowtext"></span></b></h4>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:inherit">August 24 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Highfield Hall & Gardens</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Montserrat; color:black">Jeff Schell, oceanographer and chief scientist with <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsea.edu%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cwhstep-news%40whoi.edu%7C842429243f5c41829adc08da84589451%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C637967813227898319%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2vNkvLiIaViJRMjsVbA7zOQqZXODJm13RHWuCWJWBHY%3D&reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://sea.edu/" shash="Jwlf/GkpKzSEnvxA40W/8EjQhaR1Hfs0hDVw/CZeub+V4ssi1EDqg7sIGRGNeI4T7Orhw8DfB1ns/Sw/KGRMuFXQcj4ikjj3ep0ZZT7Qc89svsK16jRolrIqRdVMOpdvipSOxVcjHOIq/ixYpu8yHU+1rbAl+hVKD2HEeL48ewk="><span style="color:black">Sea
Education Association (SEA)</span></a>, has spent his career teaching, sailing and conducting oceanographic research. In that time, he has set sail on more than 40 SEA Semester cruises and spent over 1,600 days at sea. Much of this time was spent exploring
the Sargasso Sea, a mysterious part of the ocean so named for the presence of drifting Sargassum algae that harbors a diverse community of unique organisms.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Montserrat"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Montserrat; color:black">Through decades of study, many secrets of the Sargasso Sea have been revealed; however, many questions remain. Jeff will share a few SEA stories from his voyages and highlight recent discoveries
made in the Sargasso with the help of students and colleagues.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Montserrat"></span></p>
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or call, 508-495-1878 ext. 2</span></i></strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Montserrat"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Playfair Display"; color:#145C32">Cedith Copenhaver</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Playfair Display"; color:#145C32">Program Director</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Playfair Display"; color:#145C32">Highfield Hall & Gardens</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Playfair Display"; color:#145C32">P.O. Box 494 | 56 Highfield Dr.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Playfair Display"; color:#145C32">Falmouth, MA 02541</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Playfair Display"; color:#006C5B">Highfield Hall re-opens Wednesday, February 9, 2022</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Playfair Display"; color:#006C5B">Check our website for times of operation and scheduled activities.</span><span style="color:#385623"></span></p>
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