Mon, February 10, 2020 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). 
A looming disaster in one of the most spectacular environments on Earth sparks a rescue mission unlike any other in SEA OF SHADOWS, a riveting new documentary with the intensity of a Hollywood thriller from National Geographic Documentary Films and winner of the Sundance audience award.
When Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers join forces to poach the rare totoaba fish in the Sea of Cortez, their deadly methods threaten to destroy virtually all marine life in the region, including the most elusive and endangered whale species on Earth, the vaquita porpoise.
SEA OF SHADOWS follows a team of dedicated scientists, high-tech conservationists, investigative journalists and courageous undercover agents as well as the Mexican Navy as they put their lives on the line to save the last remaining vaquitas and bring the vicious international crime syndicate to justice.
The SEA OF SHADOWS screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
PANEL:
Berenice Diaz Ceballos
Consul General, Consulate of Mexico (Vancouver)
Anna Hall
Porpoise Conservation Society
Andres Cisneros-Montemayor
Research Associate, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
MODERATOR:
Andrew Trites
Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries