Good Ocean News: Antarctic Whales Return After the End of Whaling!

In 25 years of polar expeditions, Ted Cheeseman has seen dramatic changes. Some are ominous; glaciers retreating and sea ice patterns swinging wildly. But this evening, Ted will explore his favorite observed change, the return of the great whales to Antarctic waters after the end of 20th century commercial whaling. Personal experience, evidence from research and data from citizen science all show this positive trend. What do we know about the impact of 2,000,000 whales removed from the Southern Ocean and their chances for a full recovery? Is their environment looking better or worse than it did 100 years ago when whaling was just picking up steam? Join us to enjoy stories and images from a quarter century of expeditions in Antarctica and insights gained through the citizen science project Happywhale.

This talk replaces "My Address Like My Wings Travel With Me" by Alicia Amerson.