103 Years of Educating Aquarists B A S B U L L E T I N Brooklyn Aquarium Society Monthly Online Newsletter VOL. 17 OCTOBER 2014 No 8 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 @ 7:30 PM BAS PRESENTS THE GIANT FALL AUCTION Freshwater fish, plants. marine fish, aqua-cultured corals & dry goods, includinga new 55 gal. tank & stand. Rare & hard to find live stock & MUCH MORE! View lots 7:30pm - 8:30pm AUCTION STARTS 8:30PM Marine Fish, Aqua-cultured Corals, Freshwater Fish, Plants & Dry Goods Auction Open to the Public • Free Parking • Free Refreshments At New York Aquarium, Education Hall, Surf Ave. & West 8th St., Bklyn, NY Held the 2nd Friday of each month @ 7:30PMexcept July & August For Information Visit WWW.BROOKLYNAQUARIUMSOCIETY.ORG. Or Call BAS 24 Hr. Calendar of Events Hotline (718) 837-4455 1 103 Years of Educating Aquarists T HE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE W elcome back! Our upcoming event is our Giant October After a long auction! On Friday, October 10th, we will once and beautiful again have an auction only meeting with no sssssssuuuuuuummer, it is great to be speaker. Anticipate a couple of hundred items of tttttttaaaaaaalking fish again. All of equipment and livestock in both freshwater and ma- uuuuuuusssssss at BAS hope that every- rine fish, plants and invertebrates.It will be an event oooooooonnnnnnnne had a very enjoyable you don’t want to miss. sssssssuuuuuuummer. We started our As always, the meetings will be at the NY yyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeear with a marine guest Aquarium Education Hall. Doors open at 7:30 PM. ssssssspppppppeaker – Greg Sullivan. And, as always, there is Free Parking andFree Re- GGGGGGGGGrrrrrrrrreg’s topic for the freshments. NOTE:There is a construction project eeeeeevvveeening was “Saltwater going on in the usual parking lot on the right, so we FFFFFFFFoooooooor The Squeamish.” had to park in the Aquarium lot to the left, go up the GGGGGGGGGrrrrrrrrreg gave his presentation ramp to the Boardwalk and enter Education Hall tttthhhhe ooolllddd fffaaassshhhiiioooneddd way – hhheee spoke about his topic and directly from the Boardwalk for the September took questions and answers from the audience to meeting. We anticipate this might be necessary for elaborate or give more detailed information to our the next few months, so watch for signs at the members. It was a great talk as evidenced by the entrance to the Aquarium. multitude of questionsfrom our audience. Please visit our new website where you can We have a couple of new projects going on read the Bulletinand enjoy a full color Aquatica. at BAS. One is the 2014 Photo Contest. There are 19 The interactive forums and sponsor sections are categories and fantastic prizes from our sponsors. truly remarkable. Provided you have given us your Each prize has a minimum of a $100.00 value. So email address, you will be getting notifications of come on and enter your photos because the contest club events via email. ends on Sunday, Oct. 13. The winners will be I am asking for your help and support. If announced at our Nov.14 event. Please see page 7 you want to see different speakers or try different or go to our web site for all information regarding things, please let me know. The elected officials of this contest. the Brooklyn Aquarium Society are here to serve The Photo Contest ends in Oct. and our YOU! Please let us know what you want and why. new Forum Questions & Answerssection starts in It would be helpful to everyone. Oct. and runs through Dec. This contest will have 3 It is important that you visit and patronize different time frames. Oct. through Dec., Jan. our sponsors.It goes full circle: by helping them, through March, and April through June. Let’s see who they are also helping you as hobbyistsand everyone can ask and whocan answer the most questions. is helping the Brooklyn Aquarium Society, so help Prizes are at the selection of the winners.We will us, help you! have a winner for the most amount of questions For more info, please call our BAS Hotline at and another winner for the most amount of an- (718) 837-4455, or visit ourmodern website at swers. Please see page 6or our web site for more WWW.BROOKLYNAQUARIUMSOCIETY.ORG. information. On a more personal note - Any member who We had mentioned the possibility of bus desires to attend a Board meeting, which are held at trips to the Catfish Convention in Virginia for this the Education Center of the New York Aquarium October and another bus trip to Ohio for the 20th on the 1st Friday of the month, September through Anniversary Cichlid & Catfish Convention in June, please notify me at (718) 238-1792 by the Tues- Cleveland. However, due to high costs for registration, day previous to the meeting.J o e hotel rates and bus costs, we have had to cancel the bus trips. We will try to have more trips available in Joe Graffagnino the near future President . 2 THIS MONTH’S EVENT October is Giant Auction month here at the BAS. Our Auctions always feature both freshwater and marine fish and hard to find fish and plants you won’t find any- place else, and they usually go for ridiculously low prices...I don’t know how we’re still "in business” with the great deals our members and attendees get at these Auctions. Come on down and see for yourself! Arrive on time to get a good seat and to view auction items between 7:30pm to 8:30pm. THE AUCTION STARTS AT 8:30PM. We will, auction a new 55-gallon tank & stand donated by our good friends at Petland Discounts. If you intend to bid on it, keep in mind that you will receive a coupon for the tank and stand so you can pick it up at a Petland Discounts store of your choice. Our auctions are all cash, but we do accept personal checks from members and people we know. Please stay seated once the auction has started. Runners will walk items down the aisles for your inspection. In addition, we’re selling aquarium books at marked down prices, plus other aquarium products and there will be a specialraffle. So come early for a great evening of great bargains. IF YOU HAVE FISH OR CORALS YOU NO LONGER WANT OR FISH THAT HAVE OUT GROWN YOUR TANK, YOU CAN DONATE THEM TO OUR AUCTION. WE WILL SEE THEY GET A GOOD HOME. The funds generated by your donations will help the BAS continue to educate aquarists. Call our 1st VP, Steve Matassaat (cell) 347 277-4793.Steve will give you more infor- mation on donating to the BAS. 3 BROOKLYN AQUARIUM SOCIETY CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014 - 2015 - OCT 10 Giant Fall Auction ~ Freshwater fish, plants, marine fish, aqua-cultured corals & dry goods, including a 55 gallon tank & stand. NOV 14 James Fatherree ~ Reef Basics ~ Marine fish,aqua-cultured corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods auction. DEC 12 Holiday Party ~ Members, their families and friends, all you can eat sit-down dinner • Fish Bingo & Prizes • BAS awards presentations. 2015 JAN 9 Mark Soberman ~ Freshwater~ Marine fish,aqua-cultured corals,freshwaterfish, plants & dry goods auction. FEB 13 Joe Yaiullo - Marine TBD ~ Marine fish,aqua-cultured corals,freshwater fish, plants & dry goods auction. MAR 13 Discus Hans - Discus ~ Raising Discus - Marine fish,aqua-cultured corals,freshwaterfish, plants & dry goods auction. APR 10 Todd C. LaJeunesse - The Intriguing Evolution of Palau Corals~ Marine fish,aqua-cultured corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods auction. MAY 8 Giant Spring Auction ~ Freshwater fish, plants, marine fish,aqua-cultured corals & dry goods including a brand new 55 gal. tank & stand. JUN 12 Lou Ekus (Tropic Marin USA)~ Basics of Reef Chemistry~ Marine fish,aqua-culturedcorals,freshwa- terfish, plants & dry goods auction. JULY/AUGUST - NO MEETINGS SEPT 11 TBA ~ Marine fish,aqua-cultured corals,freshwater fish, plants & dry goods auction. OCT 9 Giant Fall Auction ~ Freshwater fish, plants, marine fish, aqua-cultured corals & dry goods, including a brand new 55 gallon tank & stand. NOV 13 Bob Fenner ~ Reef Stocking ~ Marine fish,aqua-cultured corals,freshwater fish, plants & dry goods auction. DEC 11 Holiday Party ~ Members, their families and friends, all you can eat sit-down dinner • Fish Bingo & Prizes • BAS awards presentations. All BAS meetings begin at 7:30pm. No members, other than those donating their help setting up or items for the auction, will be allowed in before that time. 4 I N R E M E M B R A N C E The Officers, Board and Members extend our sincere condolences to Ruth Stein & family on the passing of her loving husband, our dear friend and long serving Board member, Charles Stein It is with heartfelt sadness and regret that we must notify you that Charles passed away early on the morning of September 25, 2014. He had been fighting Lou Gehrig’s Disease for some time. Charles served with distinction on the BAS Board for many years as membership chairperson and volunteered to help in other Board positions. Charles will be soerly missed. Funeral services were held Sunday morning, September 28th,at Kehila Chapels, 60 Brighton 11 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11235. Shiva was at Charles daughter's (Madelyn McNamara) home - on Monday 9/29. Burial was in New Jersey. Please keep Charles in your prayers. 5 COMING EVENTS OF INTEREST EXHIBITIONS, AUCTIONS & CONVENTIONS 2014 OCTOBER 16-19 - ALL-AQUARIUM CATFISH CONVEN- NOVEMBER 7 - 9 AQUATIC EXPERIENCE held at the TION presented by the Potomac Valley AS. Held at the Hyatt Marriott Renaissance Hotel, Schaumburg Convention Center, Dulles, 2300 Dulles Corner Blvd, Herndon. VA 20171 Phone Chicago, IL. 888-421-1442. CALL FOR ENTRIES: Special Convention Rate: $115 per night plus taxes.Reserve your Inaugural Aquascaping Live! Contest at Aquatic Experience room before the hotel fills up. Use this link to book for the special Chicago$3,900 DOLLARS IN PRIZE MONEY AVAILABLE. rate: Hyatt Dulles Reservation Dashboard. If you reserve by Judging during Aquatic Experience. phone, use keyword: CATFISH for the special rate. Registered The Aquascaping Live! Contest is sanctioned and presented by AACC14 The Aquatic Gardeners Association(AGA) and will include Attendees may sell fish, plants, hobby-related items, from their celebrity judgesOliver Knott, Oliver Lucanus, Brandon McLane, hotel rooms. Speakers:Friday: Ian Fuller,"Collecting Corys"; Karen Randalland Bailin Shaw. Contestants will compete in two JulianDignall, "Suckers Around the World";Ingo Seidel, "Hypan- categories(Small or Large Tank) for $3,900 in prize money and cistrus," ; Saturday:Birger Kamprath, "Synodontis";Hans Evers, certificates. Allcontestantswill receive free admission to the show "Brochis,";Julian Dignall, "Collecting India";Ingo Seidel,"Whip- floor at Aquatic Experience. tail Cats"; Ian Fuller, "ID'ing Corys,"Melanie Stiassny, "Congo Everything aquatic under one roof. 48,000 sq. ft. of exhibit Fishes."Banquet speaker: Hans Evers, "Collecting Asia." space, displays, latest products, show specials, education seminars Sunday:All-Day Auction.For more info:[email protected] and networking. Both freshwater and saltwater. SPEAKERS: or [email protected] Anton Lamboj, Bob Fenner, Brandon McLane, Charles Delbeek, Chris Lukhaup, Eric Bodrock, Francis Yupangco, Heiko Bleher, OCTOBER 19 - NEW HAMPSHIRE AQUARIUM SOCIETY Jake Adams, Jen Reynolds, Joe Olenik, Jonathan Dooley, Julian 22th Annual Tropical Fish Auction. (Fish & Dry Goods) Held at Sprung, Karen Randall,Kevin Kohen, Oliver Knott, Oliver the Newington Town Hall, Nimble Hill Rd., Newington, NH. Lucanus, Patrick Donston, Rusty Wessel, Sandy Moore, Sanjay Auction starts at noon, please arrive early to view lots. Joshi, Steve Lundblad andTed Judy.Weekend pass $89 (show floor and early access to all seminars all weekend, Saturday, Speaker OCTOBER 26 - NEW ENGLAND CICHLID ASSOCIATION Meet & Greet and Keynote Banquet) - See more at: Fall Tropical Fish Auction Held at the Polish American Club, 9 http://aquaticexperience.org/tickets/#sthash.bPrkBAWw.dpuf 1st street in Windsor Locks, CT. Door Prizes, 50/50 Cash Raffle, Hotel $105 per night, plus 14% sales tax • Complimentaryparking Free admission, Refreshments. Auction starts at 12 noon. Doors • 2 Restaurants • Bar/lounge • Free guest room internet open at 9:30am for viewing and registering. More info. visit •Complimentary fitness center • Free parking • Valet parking available www.necichlids.com for $14 a day. Info at: http://aquaticexperience.org/hotel-travel/ #sthash.FgwPiNUq.dpuf.Reservations deadline is Oct. 17. OCTOBER 25-26 - CORALCON2014 held at the Central Call 1-877-303-0104. More information visitwww.aquaticexperience.org. Florida Fairgrounds, Orlando, FL.Hosted by the Scariest Reef Conference in the World in Orlando, Florida. 100 vendors from NOVEMBER 20 - 23 OHIO CICHLID ASSOCIATION SHOW & around the world, on display with the latest & greatest in reef fish, AUCTION is the largest celebration of cichlids and catfish on the coral, foods and products.For information visit: www.coralcon.org planet. This 4 day event is the weekend before Thanksgiving. Cichlid enthusiast, make the trip to Strongsville, Ohio toenjoy a weekend of NOVEMBER 2 - THE JERSEY SHORE AQUARIUM SOCIETY all things cichlid and catfish. Attendees will see world class speakers, Fall 2014 Tropical fish & Dry Goods Auction. Held at the manufacturer and vendors, a fish show with 150+ entries, and fish Knights of Columbus at 70 East Maine St. in Freehold, NJ. View sold throughout the hotel. Saturday features a swap meet, informal awards 10am to 11:45am Auction starts at 12 noon sharp. For more info dinner, and an auction featuring brand new goods donated by prominent e-mail Russ Whiteat [email protected] call (732) 928- manufacturers. Speakers:Ad Konings, Felipe Cantera, Barbie 2838, or visit www.jerseyshoreas.org Fiorentino, Melanie Stiassny andWayne Leibel. The extravaganza is held at: Holiday Inn, 15471 Royalton Road, Strongsville, Ohio NOVEMBER 2 - THE AQUARIUM CLUB OF LANCASTER 44136. Phone: 440-238-8800.The hotel is located at I-71 and Route 82, COUNTY GIANT FALL AUCTION Held at Witmer Fire Hall, just 10 minutes south of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. 455 Mt. Sidney Rd, Witmer PA 17585less than 2 miles off US Rt. Room rate (registered attendees): $69.00 per night (up to four people 30. For some GPS units, you may need to use Lancaster as the per room). Book by calling the hotel directly at 1-440-238-8800 city. Registration 9am to 12 noon. Auction starts at 12 noon. New extension 283. For Information: www.ohiocichlid.com/Extravaganza and rare species for auction. Free bidder cards. Info. visit: www.aclcpa.org. JANUARY 18, 2015 - DANBURY AREA AQUARIUM SOCIETY 30th Annual Auction. Held at the Knights of Columbus Hall #6318, 10 Fair St. Carmel, NY 10512. View of lots 8:30am to 11:15am Auction starts at 11:30am to 5pm. 50/50 Raffle, Food and Refreshments available. 6 PRINT & SAVE IF YOUARE ENTERING THE CONTEST B A S 2 0 1 4 P h o t o C o n t e s t OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN DEADLINE: Contest ends midnight Sunday October 19th, 2014. Any late HOW TO ENTER: entries will not be considered. The 2nd Brooklyn Aquarium Society Photo Contest will PRIZES: be announced Friday, May 9th, 2014 at the monthly BAS Prizes for each category to be announced during the September meeting. All entries will be accepted starting Friday, August 12th, 2014 BAS meeting, on the basnyphotocontest.weebly.com 1st, 2014 through Sunday, October 13th, 2014. The results of site, on the Brooklyn Aquarium Society Facebook page, and the Contest will be announced on Friday, November 14th, 2014,at on our web site (www.brooklynaquariumsociety.org). No the awards ceremony held at the Society's monthly meeting. substitution or transfer of prize permitted by winner. Sponsors Digital photos must be submitted to basnyphotocontest.weebly.com reserve the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value. in JPEG format. Photos submitted must be 6 MP or greater. As JUDGING: a condition of registration, you will be required to fill out all Entries will be judged on the basis of overall photographic spaces marked with an asterisk (*) to signify that you accept quality, showing clarity and effectiveness in conveying the and agree to be bound by these Official Rules. With beauty and/or unique character of the object in their respective each submission, participants must include the following: 1) categories. A panel of judges consisting of representatives of Name of Photographer, 2)Phone Number,3) Email, 4)Screen the Contest's sponsors as wellas members of the BAS Board name under which they wish to appear, 5)Category in which will judge the entries and all contest decisions are final. photo is to be entered, and 6)Scientific and Common Name of WINNERS: Subject in Photo. The judging panel will select 19 winning entries (one per category). CATEGORIES: Winners and all prizes will be announced and presented during FRESH WATER the BAS November 14th, 2014 meeting. For any winner not able to •Best Aquascape attendthe meeting, the prize will be kept at BAS until the •Best Nano Aquarium (2 ½ - 10 gallons) December 12th, 2014 meeting. If the winner/s fails to collect •Best Med-sized aquarium (12 - 40 gallons) the prize as mentioned earlier,the prize/s will be mailed to the •Best Large aquarium (50 + gallons) contestant. •Spectacular Freshwater Fish PHOTOGRAPHER/COPYRIGHT: •Most Fabulous Plant Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Do not •Most Amazing Freshwater Invert submit a photo taken by someone other than yourself. You must •Best Freshwater Photo (any category) be the sole owner of the image submitted. By submitting your photo, •Awesome Ponds you guarantee that you are the author and copyright holder of •Best Fully Aquatic Creature in Their Environment the photo. The contestant waives all rights upon submission and SALT WATER therefore has no recourse whatsoever in the use of the photo. •Best Aquascape Winner agrees by submitting photos for consideration that they •Nano Aquarium (2 1/2 -10 gallons) may be used by the sponsors of our contest who donate the •Best Med-sized aquarium (12 - 40 gallons) prizes, in their advertising or other promotional efforts at no •Best Large aquarium (50 + gallons) additional remuneration. Winning entries will be published in •Spectacular Saltwater Fish BAS publications and on our Web site. •Most Breathtaking Coral Reefs ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: •Most Amazing Saltwater Invert BAS is not responsible for computer system, hardware, software, •Best Saltwater Photo (any category) or program malfunctions or other errors, failures, or delayed •Best Fully Aquatic Creature in Their Environment computer transactions or network connections that are human PHOTO ELIGIBILITY: or technical in nature. Furthermore, BAS is not responsible for: To enter, you must be a member of the Brooklyn Aquarium Society (i) lost, misdirected, misplaced, illegible, unintelligible, incomplete, in good standing or an active (at least 5 posts in the prior 3 or late entries or (ii) any act, failure to act, or delay regarding months) member of the BAS Forum. No age restrictions. BAS the transmitting or processingof entries. BAS reserves the right, judging individualsand their immediate family are not eligible. in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend all or any portion of Entries that fail to comply with the Official Contest Rules will be this contest without notice. BAS is entitledto interpret these disqualified. rules as needed and its decisions are final. BAS reserves IMAGE MODIFICATIONS: the right to disqualify any entrant that BAS has reason to Minor digital enhancement is permitted, but images that have been believe is not the original wwoorrkk of entrant, or does not otherwise significantly modified or appear unnatural will be disqualified. meet the contest rules. NUMBER OF ENTRIES: An individual may submit a maximum of three (3) photos per category. PHOTO SUBJECT RESTRICTIONS: Photos must be appropriate for category entered. Photos unrelated to thecontest or of questionable content will not be considered. BAS retains sole discretion as to what constitutes appropriate content. Photos must notcontain people or other objects other than the subject for the categoryentered. 7 Q&A NEW! BAS ONLINE FEATURE - QUESTION & ANSWER FOR PRIZES. The Brooklyn Aquarium Society’s Educating Q & A RULES - Aquarists Q & Afeature is located on our 1.Anyone may participate, Members and Non-Members. Forum. Anyone may participate by registering 2.Ask an aquatic question by posting a thread and choosing a screen name. You may post any under the Q & A logo. You get 5 pts for just posting question related to fish, invertebrates, equipment a question. or aquatic diseases. By posting a relevant question, 3. Questions may be about fish, coral, inverts or you will receive 5 points. Post your question as a any aquatic topic. Please keep the Q & A less than normal online post in the Q & Asection. Anyone 1 page. may post an answer and get 1 point. The answer is 4. Anyone answering a question gets 1 point. posted as a reply. The question remains open for 5. Within a week, our expert panel will pick the best a week. The author of the best answer gets an answer. The author of the best answer gets 3 extra additional 3 points. If the question is not answered points, plus the 1 point for answering the question or is incorrect by the end of that week, the experts 6. The persons with the most Question points and on our Board of Directorswill choose or provide the person with the most Answer points will be a best answer. The first round of Q & A begins announced at the next BAS event. The winners, if at our October event and runs until December 31, present, will choose their prize. If not present, they 2014. The persons with the most points for answers will be notified via the Forum and can respond and for questions will each win $20 in BA$ Bucks, back for their prize selection. or a free 1 year (individual) BAS membership 7. In the event that no one answers your question, or a one yearsubscription to an aquatic magazine. an expert from our panel will post an answer. (In the event a subscription cannot be obtained, a (Expert's answers do not receive points.) prize of equal or greater value will be supplied at 8.You can ask or answer the same question only the discretion of the BAS Board of Directors.) The once for points. winners of each category will be given the option 9.You can edit your question or answer the same day. of choosing their prize. The 2nd round of Q 10.You can ask or answer no more than 10 questions & A's begins at our January 2015 event and runs a day. until March 31. There are no carry-over points; 11.You cannot ask and answer your own question. all participants start with zero. The 3rd round 12. Current standings will be posted monthly in will begin at our April 2015 event and run until the Bulletin. June 30. Summaries and final results will appear 13. The winners will be posted in both the Bulletin in the BAS Bulletin, and Aquatica. The posting and Aquatica and announced at our events. scores will be announced at our events. (Note: All sarcastic, insulting posts or foul language will be deleted. Answers supplied by the BAS experts will not receive any points.) 8 THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SEPTEMBER DONATIONS PEOPLE: WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS Bill Amely Tom Conroy Lilya Nielsen Dr. Doreen Amen Joe Graffagnino Scott Peters Bonnie Biancardi David Hinds Lisa Quilty Walter Chow Kay Martin Vito Sacchieri Bob Conroy Steve Matassa Thank you Tom Conroy for your donation of TFH and other aquarium magazines and to Bob Conroy for plants to the September auction. STORES •Aquarium Village, Westbury, NY • Brooklyn Zoo & Aquarium, Brooklyn, NY • Pacific Aquarium & Pet, Manhattan, NY • Petqua, New York, NY • World Class Aquarium, Brooklyn, NY The Brooklyn Aquarium Society is a federally registered 501(C) (3) nonprofit organization. Your gift is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. NEW MEMBERS & RENEWALS NEW MEMBERS: RENEWALS: Moshe Amir Preston Harts Efrain Arroyo Joseph Morra Henry Berrios Joshua Lessmann Marlon Baptiste Paolo Patrinicola Donna Braithwaite Larry Lewis Norman Benjamin Michael Roman Dennis Brown Kiva Miller Anthony Dinicola Ken Walsh Carmine Desanto Darryl Stevens Nicolas Martinez Richie Gilligan Joe Meyers The Brooklyn Aquarium Society Inc. is a non-profit organization 501(C) (3) for people interested in the aquarium hobby and the study of aquatic life. The Society meets the 2nd Friday of each month except July and August at the Educational Hall of the N.Y. Aquarium at Coney Island, Surf Ave. at West 8th St., at 7:30 PM. Meetings are open to visitors. Membership is $25 per year family,$20 individual, $15 for students under 18. Send inquires ormembership checks to Brooklyn Aquarium Society,c/o Membership Chairperson, P.O. Box 290610, Brooklyn, NY 11229-0011. 9 BAS NEWS & NOTES 36th Annual Conference of the New York State Marine Education Association October 25, 2014 - at Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies and the New York Aquarium, Coney Island, NY COASTAL TREASURES & TROUBLES: RESTORING, MANAGING AND MONITORING OUR RESOURCES JOIN US FOR: Professional Development Credit • Keynote Speakers • Hands-onWorkshop • Behind-the-scenes Tour • Field Trips • Exhibitors. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dr. Stephen Pekar:Associate Professor, Antarctic Climate History/Queens College, Looking back at our future: How studyingpast climate changes can show us the future of NYC’s coastal areas. Kate Orff: Founding Partner, SCAPElandscape Architecture, integrating sustainable development with design Living Breakwaters. Early Bird Registration deadline: October 1st Learn more at:http://www.swagrant.eunysb.edu/nysmea/annual-conference.php NYSMEAis a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to educating others about marine and freshwater environments and conservation. We hold an annual conference, along with field trips, lectures, tours, boat trips and restoration events. Check us out at: WWW.NYSMEA.ORG