The 4^th Annual Right Whale Festival will be held this Saturday, November 17, 2012, at the Sea Walk Pavilion in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.  Come celebrate the endangered right whales annual return to Northeast Florida!  This free event features over 50 exhibitors, live music, a beach clean-up, kids activities including a right whale obstacle course, a beach 5K run/walk, great food and much more!  Below is the schedule for the speakers tent, where attendees can learn more about local marine mammals directly from the scientists that study them.  Visit www.rightwhalefestival.org for a complete schedule of events or find us on Facebook!

Speakers tent schedule:

10:30am               Kids Activity: Can you hear me now?   -   Mayport Elementary Coastal Science Academy

11:00am               Picture Perfect: Right Whale Photo ID   -   Katie Jackson

11:30am               Waltzes with Giants   -   Peter Stone

12:00pm               Welcome: Stella’s Whale Migration   -   Wyland Foundation

12:30pm               WILD & FREE, Bottlenose dolphins   -   Peach Hubbard

1:00pm                 Meet the Mighty Manatee   -   Nadia Gordon

1:30pm                 Right Whale Advocacy   -   Tom Larson

2:00pm                 High in the Sky: Right Whale Aerial Surveys   -   Jen Jakush

2:30pm                 Protecting Wild Dolphins and Florida Whales   -   Stephen D. McCulloch

3:00pm                 Kids Activity: How big is your whale?   -   Mayport Elementary Coastal Science Academy

3:30pm                 Sea Shepherd: Defending Ocean Wildlife Worldwide   -   Jennifer Mishler

4:00pm                 Not Just Snowbirds: Get to know your St. Johns River Dolphins   -   Quincy Gibson