MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS LUNCHEON

The Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation hosts the 12th Annual Marine Environmental Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. at the Battle House Hotel. Dr. Larry Madin, Deputy Director Emeritus and Senior Science Advisor at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts will be the keynote speaker. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation will present the first-ever Sessions Brown Award to Chris Blankenship, Commissioner of the Alabama DNCR. This award was created in 2023 by DISL in honor of Alabama Senator David Sessions and Representative Chip Brown in recognition of their advocacy for conserving the land and waters in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta and Alabama watershed. The Gulf Coast Marine Environmental Excellence Award will be presented to Dr. Meme Fearn. The Gulf Coast Marine Environmental Leadership Award will recognize Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries. Doors open at 11 a.m. with the program beginning at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $60 a person. For more information visit: sealabfoundation.org/events/meal