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Challenges and opportunities in the urban ocean
Many of the world’s largest cities are located on the coast, where people and infrastructure strike a tenuous balance with marine life and ecosystems. In these urban oceans heavily altered by pollution and human activities, who struggles and who thrives? Join us as we explore impacts, adaptations, and new possibilities in urban ocean regions around the world.
Speakers & Host:
Philip Hamilton
Right whale biologist, Anderson Cabot Center, New England Aquarium
Eliza Heery
Urban marine ecologist, University of Washington, Tacoma
Amala Mahadevan
Physical oceanographer, WHOI
Véronique LaCapra
Host and director of special projects, WHOI
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Challenges and opportunities in the urban ocean
Many of the world’s largest cities are located on the coast, where people and infrastructure strike a tenuous balance with marine life and ecosystems. In these urban oceans heavily altered by pollution and human activities, who struggles and who thrives? Join us as we explore impacts, adaptations, and new possibilities in urban ocean regions around the world.
Speakers & Host:
Philip Hamilton
Right whale biologist, Anderson Cabot Center, New England Aquarium
Eliza Heery
Urban marine ecologist, University of Washington, Tacoma
Amala Mahadevan
Physical oceanographer, WHOI
Véronique LaCapra
Host and director of special projects, WHOI
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
