Lecture on Larval Fishes

Su Sponaugle's research subjects.

The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) in Charleston kicks off its summer public lecture series with a talk on “Peering into the world of larval fishes: tools and tales,” on Wednesday, June 28, 7 p.m., in the Boathouse Auditorium. All OIMB lectures are free and open to the public, but this talk is particularly aimed at general audiences.

The speaker is Su Sponaugle, professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at Oregon State University and co-leads the Plankton Ecology Lab at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Dr. Sponaugle focuses much of her research on coral reef fishes. Prior to joining the OSU faculty, she was a professor and departmental chair at the University of Miami and served 10 years as the Editor of the Bulletin of Marine Science.

Dr. Sponaugle will speak about her research in tropical and coastal Oregon waters, examining the physical and biological processes leading to successful population replenishment of nearshore fishes.

The OIMB Boathouse Auditorium is located at the end of Boat Basin Rd. in Charleston. Park at OIMB or along Boat Basin Rd. and walk past the Coast Guard housing to the auditorium.

For more information about this talk or the lecture series, contact Maya Watts, (541) 346-7277, mwolf1@uoregon.edu.