Hear About Shoebert’s Shenanigans At February Salem Sound Coastwatch Lecture

Wednesday, February 15, 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm

Part of the 2023 “Underwater in Salem Sound” Lecture Series

Program Room, Abbot Public Library and Online Via Zoom

Registration Required For Both In-Person and Zoom Attendance

To attend in person, please register in advance for this meeting here: 

tinyurl.com/Feb-2023-SSCW-In-Person 

To attend via Zoom, please register in advance for this meeting here: tinyurl.com/Feb-2023-Salem-Sound-Zoom

Ainsley Smith, Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator for NOAA Fisheries, will share her first-hand recap of Shoebert, the gray seal, and his adventures in Beverly last fall. Smith will give an overview of the seals you can find on the North Shore and how the stranding network steps in when they need a helping hand. To attend in person, please register in advance for this meeting here: 

tinyurl.com/Feb-2023-SSCW-In-Person. To attend via Zoom, please register in advance for this meeting here: tinyurl.com/Feb-2023-Salem-Sound-Zoom.

Ainsley Smith holds a B.S. in Biology from Ithaca College and a Masters of Environmental Management from Duke University. She grew up in Western Mass and relocated to the North Shore in 2014. At NOAA, she oversees stranding network partners from Maine through Virginia as they respond to distressed, injured or dead seals, dolphins, and whales. 

For the past eleven years, Underwater in Salem Sound has been jointly sponsored by Salem Sound Coastwatch and the Abbot Public Library.  

In 2023, there will be two additional lectures on March 15 and April 19. All the lectures are free and open to the public. For more information, please visit www.salemsound.org.

For additional information, please visit www.abbotlibrary.org, email mar@noblenet.org, or call 781-631-1481.