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Science Under Sail
August 22, 2015 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Wheeler Theatre, Fort Worden, Port Townsend
Free
Sponsored by Regina Maris Society
A symposium on the importance of citizen science, as experienced by students, crew, and scientists who sailed the oceans aboard the old barquentine r/v Regina Maris.
From 1976-85 r/v Regina Maris sailed under the flag of the Ocean Research and Education Society (RES) and conducted ocean research.
Listen to the spirited conversations of veteran marine science researchers who spent their early careers aboard the ship – and learn about the ship’s legacy, training a generation of citizen scientists.