Ocean Encounters: Cities and the Sea: 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?

Panelists:

• 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, WHOI