APC Forum January 18, 2022
5 pm, Zoom pre-registration required
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkcu-uqTgrH9Se7aTYE0svf-z6nuOtuIha
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting
We will have two speakers.
Artie Kopelman, PhD will present "Adventures amongst the Seals of Long Island".
Biography - Dr. Artie Kopelman
Dr. Artie Kopelman, is one of the co-founders of the Coastal Research and Educational Society of Long Island (CRESLI; https://cresli.org) and is its president, senior-scientist, and web-master. Dr. Kopelman is
also a director of Save the Great South Bay (https://savethegreatsouthbay.org). He is a population ecologist whose research interests, since 1987 include the study of finback, humpback, and other and whales of New York and New England; and since 1995, the population dynamics of the seals of NY. Through the use of photo-identification, Dr. Kopelman has been examining the site fidelity of harbor seals at Cupsogue Beach Park in Westhampton Beach, NY, since 2006. He received his PhD in Biology in 1982 from The Graduate School and University Center of CUNY. Dr. Kopelman was a Full Professor of Science in the Department of Science and Mathematics, Fashion Institute of Technology of the State University of NY and retired in July 2020 after 39 years. He is now a Professor Emeritus (the 9th individual to receive this honor in FIT's 75 years). In May 2010, Dr. Kopelman was appointed 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. Dr. Kopelman is now a SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Dr. Kopelman is also an Adjunct Lecturer in Marine Mammals at SUNY Stony Brook, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.
Following Dr. Kopelman, John "Barley" Dunne will discuss the Sugar Kelp Project in Accabonac Harbor that APC is funding.
We look forward to these presentations and hope to see you there
