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Webinar Registration - MERS Ocean Day - Leatherbacks in BC

Leatherbacks in BC&nbsp; They&#39;re out there, you know!&nbsp; Join us on June 8th, 2026 at 1:30 pm PDT, for a FREE Ocean Day webinar for schools about Leatherback Sea Turtles. This endangered species belongs in BC waters, coming all the way from Indonesia to feed. Their adaptations are astounding!&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-variant-ligatures:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; box-sizing: inherit;"><span contenteditable="false" draggable="false" fr-original-class="fr-img-caption fr-draggable" fr-original-style="width: 485px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" style="width: 485px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775100994/wysiwyg/vtjxgxfsjgkbvatq4qil.png" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">We are so fortunate to have Lisa Spaven from Fisheries and Oceans Canada provide the presentation. Lisa is the lead author of the January 2026 paper &quot;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.72513" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">They&rsquo;re Out There, You Know: Sea Turtle Sightings and Strandings in Canadian Pacific Waters</a>.&rdquo; To the non-teacher adults reading here, YES you too can join the webinar ☺️. The content will be appropriate for all ages, but the educational approach will be aimed at elementary school students, and they will be the priority for discussion and answering questions. <span fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-variant-ligatures:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important; box-sizing: inherit;">The webinar will be ~30 minutes followed by ~15 minutes for questions.<span fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-variant-ligatures:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; display: inline !important; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-variant-ligatures:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;" style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important; box-sizing: inherit;"> <span fr-original-style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-size: 24px;" style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-size: 24px; box-sizing: inherit;">Please be sure to register.&nbsp; <span fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-variant-ligatures:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; display: inline !important; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-variant-ligatures:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;" style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important; box-sizing: inherit;">______________________________ <span fr-original-style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-variant-ligatures:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;" style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-variant-ligatures: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; box-sizing: inherit;"> <span contenteditable="false" draggable="false" fr-original-class="fr-img-caption fr-draggable" fr-original-style="width: 485px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" style="width: 485px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775101178/wysiwyg/ubpwoviz8gnrlj3k0sde.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><span contenteditable="true" fr-original-class="fr-inner" fr-original-style="" style="outline: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) solid 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; font-weight: initial; opacity: 0.9; width: 100%; margin: auto; padding: 5px 5px 10px; display: block;">Leatherback Sea Turtle documented near Haida Gwaii in July 2025 - Victoria Bradshaw and Aidan Horne.&nbsp;

Leatherbacks in BC  They're out there, you know!  Join us on June 8th, 2026 at 1:30 pm PDT, for a FREE Ocean Day webinar for schools about Leatherback Sea Turtles. This endangered species belongs in BC waters, coming all the way from Indonesia to feed. Their adaptations are astounding! <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775100994/wysiwyg/vtjxgxfsjgkbvatq4qil.png" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;padding:0px 1px;max-width:100%" />We are so fortunate to have Lisa Spaven from Fisheries and Oceans Canada provide the presentation. Lisa is the lead author of the January 2026 paper "<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.72513" target="_blank">They’re Out There, You Know: Sea Turtle Sightings and Strandings in Canadian Pacific Waters</a>.” To the non-teacher adults reading here, YES you too can join the webinar ☺️. The content will be appropriate for all ages, but the educational approach will be aimed at elementary school students, and they will be the priority for discussion and answering questions. The webinar will be ~30 minutes followed by ~15 minutes for questions. Please be sure to register.  ______________________________ <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775101178/wysiwyg/ubpwoviz8gnrlj3k0sde.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;padding:0px 1px;max-width:100%" />Leatherback Sea Turtle documented near Haida Gwaii in July 2025 - Victoria Bradshaw and Aidan Horne.

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FREE Ocean Day Webinar - Leatherbacks in BC

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