On November 18, the Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) hosted its first public lecture: The Causes and Consequences of Changes in Global Ocean Health. The speaker for the evening was Benjamin Halpern, a professor at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California.
“Our aim at OFI is to attract world-class expertise — and in having Ben Halpern as our first lecturer, we have done just that," says Wendy Watson-Wright, chief executive officer of the Ocean Frontier Institute.
Scoring ocean health
We use the ocean in many different ways. It’s a source of food, a great way to cool off on a hot day, a place to enjoy a wide range of marine life, and the workplace for a variety of industries. All of these things greatly benefit us, but can take a toll on the ocean’s overall health. In order to manage the long-term sustainability of the ocean while continuing to enjoy it, we need to know how healthy it is and what can be done to help maintain it.
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We acknowledge that the lands on which Memorial University’s campuses are situated are in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, and we acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province.