Boothbay Register advances Waller’s cold-water coral talk
Boothbay Register published a University of Maine news release announcing Rhian Waller, a UMaine marine scientist and fellow in the international Explorers Club, will speak about Gulf of Maine cold-water corals at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 11 at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Her research focuses on the reproduction and development of cold-water and deep-sea invertebrates around the globe. With projects from the Arctic to Antarctic, she studies a how cold-water corals are affected by both natural and human-caused environmental change. Waller’s talk, which will conclude the center’s 2017 summer science seminar series, will cover the basics of cold-water corals, how humans are influencing their communities and what the floor of the Gulf of Maine looks like. Registration is required for the free, public seminar.