FORT PIERCE — FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI,) in partnership with the Florida Public Archaeology Network and the Florida Department of State Division of Historical Resources, will host an inaugural “Florida Maritime Science Festival” on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the HBOI Johnson Education Center, 5600 US 1 North in Fort Pierce.
The event will feature three special lectures along with exhibits and learning activities for the entire family.
Director of the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research & Technology located at HBOI, Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., will present “Exploration of Our Nation’s Submerged Cultural Resources,” at 11 a.m.; Jeff Moates, of the Florida Public Archaeology Network, will present “Florida’s Shipwreck Preserves: Living Maritime Heritage You Can Visit,” at 12:30 p.m.; and Roger Smith, Ph.D., Florida’s state underwater archaeologist, will present “The Lost Galleons: Discovering the Secrets of Florida’s Oldest Shipwrecks,” at 2 p.m.
There also will be a special screening of “Link: The Quiet Genius,” a short film about the life of Ed Link, maritime explorer, inventor, and co-founder of HBOI, at 1:30 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please call (772) 242-2280 or visit www.FAU.edu/HBOI/Events.php.