PHOTO PROVIDED Dr. Edie Widder

The Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club will meet on Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Sanibel Recreation Center, at 3880 Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel. The guest speaker will be Dr. Edie Widder, chief executive officer and senior scientist with the Ocean Research & Conservation Association. She will talk about “Here Be Monsters: Exploring the Edge of the Map.” Widder’s deep-sea exploration career has brought acclaim: in 2012, she captured the first video of the giant squid Architeuthis in the deep sea using a camera of her own design. In 2019, Widder repeated the feat, filming a giant squid in the Gulf of Mexico. Her research has been featured on BBC, PBS, the Discovery Channel and National Geographic. Her book, “Below the Edge of Darkness” will be available for purchase. Prior to the meeting, a silent auction will be held at 1:30 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://sanibelshellclub.com.