Climate for Change
Into The Dark premieres at Glasgow Science Centre’s first digital science festival and features researchers from the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) and number of other scientific groups on board the R/V Helmer
Ever wonder what scientists do in the dark? Then don t miss Glasgow Science Centre s UK premiere of a new documentary that explores how researchers monitor climate change in the bleak polar seas – and how it is affecting marine life. By Colin Cardwell LOOKING out across an expanse of black sea in the chill darkness of winter, the myriad twinkling lights of marine traffic inspire a sense of a reassurance: ships taking people where they need to be, bringing us the essentials and small luxuries of life.
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The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) will hold its virtual monthly lecture titled ‘Ship strikes on large whales: Sri Lankan blue whales within a global context’ on 10 December at 6 p.m. via Zoom and FB Live.
The lecture will be delivered by expert Susannah Calderan.
WNPS said one of the major threats to large whales globally is being struck by ships, which can cause severe injuries and death. These incidents happen throughout the world’s oceans, but particularly in areas where shipping and whales are concentrated. Sri Lanka is renowned for its blue whales, but their habitat lies within one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.