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Tatala be used to augment an exhibit at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle, Washington. Jacobson, an expert in strategic planning and organizational management, first became interested in the Tao’s seagoing fishing canoe, called a tatala, on a visit to Taiwan in 1987. Upon return to his home in Seattle, he recognized two such vessels in a local restaurant being used as lighting fixtures. Eventually, he was able to rescue the boats, one of which he donated to the Burke Museum. The Elsaesser Fellowship was established in 1987 in memory of Armin E. Elsaesser III, who taught Maritime Studies at SEA and was captain of the program’s research sailing ship, SSV Westward. The fellowship is intended to help one individual each year investigate a marine or maritime subject of personal interest, and follow a dream that has been elusive because of the demands of work or study. Projects must be unrelated to their current professional activities and reflect a creative and independent approach to the pursuit of knowledge. Awards range from $8,000 to $10,000. SEA faculty, staff, former employees, and alumni are eligible. SEA is an internationally recognized leader in undergraduate ocean education. For 45 years and more than one million nautical miles sailed, SEA has educated students about the world’s oceans through SEA Semester, a study-at-sea program accredited through Boston University. SEA is based on Cape Cod within the world-renown oceanographic research community of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. It operates two research vessels: SSV Corwith Cramer, operating in the Atlantic Ocean; and SSV Robert C. Seamans, sailing in the Pacific. In 2016, SEA was honored with the National Science Board’s Public Service Award for its role in promoting the public
understanding of science and engineering. (171 Woods Hole Rd, Falmouth, MA; www.sea.edu) ... The Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the William Penn Foundation to open River Alive!— an exhibition focusing on the Delaware River and its watershed as a living, ever-changing system whose health and sustainability is vital to our lives. The River Alive! exhibition will have multiple interactive and hands-on exhibition elements including watershed SeaHistory.qxp_Layout 1 a11/20/17 9:52map am
and a citizen science lab and “fisharium” to help audiences to understand the real threats to the Delaware and its watershed. As well as being an economic driver through its port facilities, the river provides drinking water, food, and recreation to millions of people living across 13,500 square miles in the region. Construction on the exhibit will begin in early 2018 with an anticipated opening in November 2018. (211 S. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA; www.phillyseaport.org) 1 Page The quarterly magazine devoted to traditional sailing vessels, sailors, and sail training! One year $25 * Two years $40 Call (978) 594-6510 or send your check / money order to: MARLINSPIKE 98 Washington Square #1 Salem, MA 01970 Visit MarlinspikeMagazine.com and check out our facebook page!
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