The Port Royal Sound Foundation hosts its annual Night on the Sound event every fall, and this year brings a special presenter to the event who shares in the Foundation’s care and concern for our oceans and the creatures that live in them.
The Port Royal Sound Foundation has announced that renowned marine biologist Dr. Robert Hueter will be this year’s guest presenter.
Dr. Robert (Bob) Hueter is OCEARCH’s Chief Scientist, providing direction for the organization’s science and technology priorities to implement OCEARCH’s research enterprise.
For most of his 40+ years as a professional marine biologist studying sharks, Bob was a Senior Scientist and Director of the Center for Shark Research at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida, where he now is a Senior Scientist Emeritus. Bob has also published more than 200 scientific articles and reports on sharks and has edited four volumes on shark biology.
His current research includes field and laboratory studies of shark abundance, behavior, ecology, and fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, including in Mexico and Cuba, and in the northwest Atlantic off the U.S. and Canada.
OCEARCH conducts unprecedented global research on great white and tiger sharks and is recognized as a world leader in generating scientific data related to these keystone marine species.
The annual gala event is scheduled for Sunday, October 21st at the Foundation’s Maritime Center in Okatie. Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and music in the Maritime Center, followed by elegant four-course dining in the new marshside Weezie Educational Pavilion.
To purchase tickets to the event, call (843) 645-7774.
