“Skill, tenacity, humility and compassion”: Jim Hurley, director of the Aquatic Sciences Center, to retire
Director Jim Hurley is retiring on Oct. 13.
Director Jim Hurley is retiring on Oct. 13.
Let there be cake! On Wednesday, May 11, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in person at the Lake Superior Estuarium (3 Marina Dr., Superior, Wisconsin) and from 7 to 8 p.m. on Zoom, Sea Grant Director Jim Hurley will present, “Sea Grant at 50: Looking Back, Moving Forward,” examining the formation of this science-based organization devoted to the sustainable use and protection of Great Lakes resources. He’ll also discuss Sea Grant’s current work and where it is headed as it looks ahead to the next 50 years.
The focus of the April 28 Lake Talk will be the organization itself, as Wisconsin Sea Grant celebrates its 50th anniversary year.
According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 40 years of reduced mercury use, emissions, and loading in the Great Lakes region have largely not produced equivalent declines in the amount of mercury accumulating in large game fish.