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NSU Marine Research Scientists Participated in Annual Tortuga Music Festival
It has become one of the premier music events in the United States – the annual Tortuga Music Festival on world-famous Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Part of the three-day event is the Rock the Ocean Conservation Village where research scientists and organizations come together to share their knowledge and information about the world’s oceans with festival-goers. And this year, as it has at all previous Tortuga Music Festivals, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will have a major presence.
“Every year we look forward to spending time with music fans and fans of the ocean to share what we’ve learned and how we can all work together to help protect the marine environment,” said Derek Burkholder, a research scientist at NSU. “We get a chance to interact with people from all over the world – the health of our oceans is important to everyone around the globe, so this is a perfect opportunity to share information.”
Burkholder is also the director of the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program and the Marine Environmental Education Center (MEEC) at Broward County’s historic Carpenter House. In addition, he is an active member of NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI.)
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