ST. CROIX – The National Parks Service (NPS) here will present a lecture series titled “Activities, Partnerships, and Challenges of the Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office’s Archaeological Programs” on Thursday, September 10 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Danish Guinea West India Company Warehouse/Slave Market Building in downtown Christiansted.
Clayton Pollock, technical lead with the National Park Service Natural Resource/Biology Team, will speak on the newest research associated with the Wildlife Tracking Project at Buck Island Reef National Monument, according to information received from St. Croix National Parks in a press release.
The National Park Service, in collaboration with the Department of Planning and Natural Resources – Division of Fish and Wildlife, US Geological Survey, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, University of the Virgin Islands, The Nature Conservancy, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, the University of Miami, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst is conducting a long-term acoustic telemetry research project to determine and quantify ecological movements within and among marine protected areas of the USVI.
To date, acoustically tagged animals include sharks, barracuda, and several varieties of reef fish, sea turtles, spiny lobsters, and conch. These animals are currently being tracked across multiple jurisdictions including areas inside Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix East End Marine Park and Lang Bank.
Pollock received his B.S. from Eastern Connecticut State University and his Master of Marine and Environmental Science degree from the University of the Virgin Islands in 2011.
Free parking is available at the Christiansted National Historic Site parking lot until 7 p.m. A meeting of ‘The Friends of the National Parks of St. Croix’ will be held from 4:30-5:30 p.m. before the lecture at the same location.
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