Noyo Center Talks Science:
Beyond Pacific Tides: How Technology
Has Provided a Window into
the Secret Life of Marine Mammals

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
6PM on Zoom

The 2024 Ricketts Award recipient Dr. Daniel P. Costa (University of California Santa Cruz) is our guest presenter and will discuss how technology has provided insights into the behavior and physiology of marine mammals in nature. 

The Ed Ricketts Memorial Lecture was created to honor scientists who have exhibited exemplary work throughout their career and advanced the status of knowledge in the field of marine science. The first award was presented in March 1986. Recipients are selected by the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Research Activity Panel. 

For lecture abstract and history of the Ed Ricketts Memorial Award, please visit this website. 

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