Alewives are anadromous fish with a complex and fascinating life history and an amazing upstream story. Dr. Lisa Kerr will speak about how alewives are both an integral part and link between freshwater and marine ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine. Kerr’s talk will include how and why alewives swim up Maine’s rivers each spring, their status in the Gulf of Maine, and current research and efforts to resolve issues that are contributing to their decline in the wild.
Kerr is a fisheries scientist with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. The goal of her research is to inform progress towards sustainable management of fisheries and ecosystems as a whole. She holds a PhD in Marine, Estaurine, and Environmental Sciences from the University of Maryland Center of Environmental Science.
This program is part of the Spring Talk series at Merryspring, co-sponsored by The First and Jackson Landscape Services. Tuesday Talks are open to the public for $5, with free admittance for Merryspring members.
Merryspring is a member-supported, non-profit nature education center and park located at the end of Conway Road just off Rt. 1 by the Hannaford shopping plaza in Camden. For more information, call Merryspring at 236-2239, email info@merryspring.org or visit our website at www.merryspring.org.
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