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Grand Cayman Reef Lecture Series – Impacts of the 2023 marine heatwave on corals in Little Cayman
Join CCMI for this important Grand Cayman Reef Lecture as part of June World Ocean Day events.
“Impacts of the 2023 marine heatwave on corals in Little Cayman”
Dr. Jack Johnson, CCMI
TWO SESSIONS AVAILABLE: Wednesday, 5th June and Thursday, 6th June 2024
TIME: 6 pm – 6:45 pm (UTC -5h)
LOCATION: Ambassadors of the Environment, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman
REGISTER FOR FREE:
Wednesday lecture: https://donate.reefresearch.org/RLS_WOD24_Wed
Thursday lecture: https://donate.reefresearch.org/RLS_WOD24
ABOUT THE TOPIC:
2023 marked a year of climate extremes. Planet Earth shattered her global temperature record, reaching an average of 1.45°C warmer than the pre-industrial era. During this record-breaking year, Little Cayman experienced an unprecedented marine heatwave causing coral bleaching to 90% of corals. With 2024 set to be as hot as 2023, how can we safeguard Little Cayman’s coral reefs under climate change?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Jack Johnson is an evolutionary ecologist conducting his postdoctoral research at the Central Caribbean Marine Institute in Little Cayman. Jack works on a variety of ecological systems and taxa, but currently his research focuses on characterizing mesophotic reef biodiversity, and the impacts of global stressors on shallow water reefs.
This Reef Lecture is part of CCMI’s 2024 Healthy Reefs outreach efforts. We appreciate the support of the Healthy Reefs sponsors for making this event free for the public to attend:
Foster’s Supermarket
Cayman Islands Department of Tourism
Knighthead Annuity
Ambassadors of the Environment