# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Behind the Science with Zoologist Matt Girard and World Ocean Day!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 at 08:15 pm
- **Event Description**: In celebration of World Ocean Day (June 8th) we are going Behind the Science with zoologist Matt Girard for a look beneath the waves using DNA and explore how NMNH scientists are building a DNA reference library for fish species that live in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), part of the Museum’s Ocean DNA Initiative. DNA libraries like these are transforming our ability to detect and monitor marine life using tiny traces of genetic material leftover in seawater—known as environmental DNA (eDNA). Through new field research, historical museum collections, and modern sequencing approaches, Matt will highlight why building these DNA libraries is essential for species discovery, conservation, fisheries management, and understanding a rapidly changing ocean.

Registration is encouraged. Space is filled on a first come first served basis.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/behind-the-science-with-zoologist-matt-girard-and-world-ocean-day/200030179801048
- **Event Categories**: science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Washington
- **state**: DC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20560
- **lat**: 38.89209
- **long**: -77.02831
- **full address**: 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20560

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Behind the Science with Zoologist Matt Girard and World Ocean Day! being held?
  - **A:** Behind the Science with Zoologist Matt Girard and World Ocean Day! takes place on Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 at 08:15 pm at 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20560.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Behind the Science with Zoologist Matt Girard and World Ocean Day!?
  - **A:** Behind the Science with Zoologist Matt Girard and World Ocean Day! is organized by Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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