Coastal Lecture Series: Sharks and Rays
Time:
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Free
Join the Florida Oceanographic Society for the 2026 Coastal Lecture Series!
These FREE lectures will take place every Tuesday night from January 20 to March 10 at 6:30pm at the Blake Library in Stuart. Prefer to tune in from home? We’ve got you covered— each lecture will also be simulcast live via Zoom.
February 17
Stealing Sharks and Ravaging Rays? Clarifying and Mitigating Their Interactions with Florida’s Fisheries and Restoration Activities
As apex predators, sharks play an important role in maintaining healthy ecosystems, but depredation by sharks and rays can create conflict. Discover the impacts that sharks and rays have on recreational fisheries and aquaculture through their consumption of hooked fish and farm-raised shellfish.
