Thursday evening: Lethal Seas at Carmel HS

Carmel, California - The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, in partnership with NOVA and PBS, is hosting a free public sneak preview screening of Lethal Seas on Thursday, 26 March 2015 at the Carmel High School Performing Arts Center.  Since the industrial revolution, the world’s oceans have absorbed roughly 30% of global carbon emissions and about 80% of the heat generated by increased levels of greenhouse gases. These increases come at a cost, join the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary along with local scientists to better understand what is happening in our ocean.

WHAT:     Free Sneak Preview Screening – Lethal Seas – A NOVA documentary film

Watch an exciting and illuminating documentary exploring the ways scientists are unlocking the secrets of ocean acidification, one of the biggest environmental challenges facing our planet today. Does one remote reef hold the key?

Participate in a conversation with local researchers and scientists exploring the challenges of ocean acidification.

From Oregon’s Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery to beautiful Papua New Guinea explore the ways local economies are dealing with our changing ocean.

WHEN:     Thursday, 26 March 2015 at 7:00 P.M. Doors open at 6:30 P.M.

WHERE: Carmel High School Performing Arts Theatre, 3600 Ocean Ave Carmel, CA

WHO:       The public is invited to a free sneak preview screening of this special NOVA and WGBH documentary, Lethal Seas and a conversation with local scientists and researchers on one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time.

Sponsors: NOAA’s Office of Marine Sanctuaries; Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Carmel Unified School District; NOVA; PBS and WGBH


For more information contact:  
Seaberry Nachbar, Seaberry.Nachbar@noaa.gov (831) 647-4204