Our Rock Talk Seminar Series is a long-standing and well-loved tradition at SML. Historically, faculty members and guest speakers would gather with students on Appledore Island's rocky shoreline (giving the Rock Talk series its name) to present on a wide range of topics related to natural history, ecology, biology, and more. To stay connected with our community following the pandemic, we transitioned our Rock Talks to a hybrid format and have featured guest speakers from across the world.
Please note: All Rock Talks begin at 8pm on Tuesdays for the 2023 season. You must register for the live presentations ahead of time, and all registration links will be shared on this page. We look forward to seeing you at our next Rock Talk!
Introducing Our 2023 Speakers!
| June 6, 2023 | Kristina Cammen - Out of our Depth: Interdisciplinary Science for Marine Mammal Conservation | WATCH THE RECORDING |
| June 13, 2023 | Gabriela Bradt - If Life Gives You Green Crabs - Make Dinner and a Cocktail! | |
| June 20, 2023 |
Leslie Babonis - The origin and evolution of cnidarian stinging cells |
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| June 27, 2023 | Peter Buston - Social Evolution in Anemonefishes | |
| July 4, 2023 |
Fadel Adib - Bringing the Internet of Things to the Underwater World |
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| July 11, 2023 |
Ana Silverio - Assessing the resilience and recovery of important recreational fish species to extreme events in Coastal Texas |
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| July 18, 2023 | John Mohan - Integrating natural tracers and biotelemetry to reveal the secret lives of fish |
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| July 25, 2023 |
Andy Turko - Evolutionary physiology of amphibious fishes |
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| August 1, 2023 | Nichola Hill - How viruses rule the planet: the spread of bird flu in seabirds, seals, and humans | |
| August 8, 2023 |
Brian Skerry - Secrets of the Whales |
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| August 15, 2023 |
Alexis Mychajliw - From sea minks to great auks: shifting ecological baselines in the Gulf of Maine |
Past Seminar Recordings
All That Live Must Die: Exploring Microbial Mortality in the Ocean - Dr. Liz Harvey (2020)
Calling Whales and Chorusing Fishes as Sentinels of Human Influence on Marine Ecosystems - Dr. Aaron Rice (2020)
Community-Based Collaborative Fisheries Research: Fishermen and Scientists Working Together - Owen Nichols (2020)
Cooperative Research: Engaging Fishermen to Advance Science and Sustainability - Dr. Anna Mercer (2021)
The Global Impact of Fisheries and Global Warming on Marine Ecosystems - Dr. Daniel Pauly (2020)
New Techniques for Studying Old Questions about Calcification in Corals - Dr. Loretta Roberson (2021)
NOAA Science &Technology: Accelerating Innovation in the 21st Century - Rear Admiral Timothy Gallaudet (2020)
Physiological Responses to Environmental Change: Insights from Polluted Lives of Killifish - Dr. Jayasundara (2020)
Red Herrings, Misleading Results and Redefining a Disease: Sea Star Wasting in a Changing Ocean - Dr. Ian Hewson (2020)
Rockweed: Foundation Species, Harvestable Resource - Hannah Webber (2020)
Skin, Scales, Fangs, and Waveforms: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Studying Fish Biomechanics - Dr. Chris Kenaley (2021)
Trophic Relationships in the Benthos: Feeding Morphology and Ecology of Macroinvertebrates – Dr. Maya DeVries (2020)
Using Science Communication in the Search for Lost Sharks – Vicky Vásquez (2021)
Arctic Seabirds as Sentinels of Climate Change & Anthropogenic Stressors in Marine Ecosystems - Dr. Emily Choy (2021)
Climate Change and Alaska Marine Ecosystems - Dr. Mike Sigler (2020)
Climate Change, Adaptation, and Resilience in Northeast U. S. Fishing Communities - Dr. Kathy Mills (2021)
Exploring Global Change in the Ocean - Dr. Brian Cheng (2020)
The Impacts of Warming Due to Climate Change in the Gulf of Maine Ecosystems - Michelle Staudinger (2020)
Sea Rescue: Marine Species Partnerships Restoring Our Coastal Ecosystems - Dr. Brian Silliman (2020)
Understanding Changes in Kelp Forests Around the World and Around Appledore - Dr. Jarrett Byrnes (2020)
6000 Years of Shoals History Through Archaeology and Mapping - Dr. Robin Hadlock Seeley & Dr. Nathan Hamilton (2020)
Childe Hassam & Celia Thaxter on the Isles of Shoals - John Coffey (2020)
Childe Hassam and Diagnostic Rocks of Appledore - Dr. Hal Weeks (2020)
Indigenous Sentinels Network: Tribally-Led Environmental Monitoring in the Pribilof Islands, AK - Dr. Lauren Divine (2021)
Rachel Carson and the Gulf of Maine, With Comments on Woods Hole, MA - Dr. Willy Bemis (2020)