Florida Oceanographic Society – 2020 Coastal Lecture Series

Light in the Sea: Extremes of Vision in Marine Giants Did you know that Tarpon see in color far better than people do, while right whales cannot see color at all and may be blind in bright light? Some of the most charismatic marine megafauna - giants of the sea - are shedding new light on the mechanisms of vision in animals and people. See how vision in large marine animals differs from human vision, and how insights into marine vision may help us understand visual disorders in humans. Presented by: Dr. Michael Grace, Professor Emeritus, Florida Institute of Technology