<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/westmont-news/talk-covers-deep-sea-explorations-sea-fans.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>10/18/2018</pubDate><title>Talk Covers Deep-Sea Explorations: Sea Fans</title><excerpt>Beth Horvath, Westmont associate professor of biology, examines the significant roles gorgonian corals (sea fans) play in the healthy biodiversity of deep-water habitats, such as the Santa Barbara Channel, in a lecture Thursday, Nov. 8, at 5:30 p.m. at the University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara Street. The Westmont Downtown lecture, “Gorgonian Corals: Sentinels of Deep-Sea Habitat Changes Along the West Coast,” is free and open to the public. This lecture is sponsored by the Westmont Foundation. No tickets are required; the limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, please call (805) 565-6051.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
            <img src="/_migrated-binaries/sites/default/files/blogs-legacy/2018/10/HorvathTidePool2-505x337.jpg" alt="Beth Horvath with students in tide pools near Ledbetter Beach"/>
        </image><caption>Beth Horvath with students in tide pools near Ledbetter Beach</caption><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Heading...</description></item>