Books by Lisa-ann Gershwin

About the Author

Lisa-ann Gershwin is director of the Australian Marine Stinger Advisory Services. She was awarded a Fulbright in 1998 for her studies on jellyfish blooms and evolution, and since that time has discovered over 150 new species—including at least sixteen types of jellyfish that are highly dangerous, as well as a new species of dolphin—and has written for numerous scientific and popular publications.

Events for Author

Lisa-ann Gershwin
May 19, 2013 2:00 PM

1600 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Lisa-ann Gershwin, author of Stung!: On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean, lectures on the recent jellyfish population bloom and its relation to the tragic state of the world’s ocean waters, while also revealing many interesting and unusual facts about jellyfish behaviors and their remarkable ability to adapt to a rapidly changing marine ecosystem.

For more information contact Carrie Adams at (773) 702-4216.

Lisa-ann Gershwin
May 20, 2013 6:30 PM

2300 Expedition Way
La Jolla, CA 92037
 

Lisa-ann Gershwin, author of Stung!: On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean, will describe how jellies are benefitting from warmer ocean waters, fewer predators, and more places for their larvae to grow, and will explain how these favorable conditions have led to armadas of stinging jellies in our coastal waters and fishing grounds.

Public $8, Free for members.

For more information contact Carrie Adams at (773) 702-4216.