Ocean Encounters: Pollution

Solutions for clean-up, recovery, and prevention

Pollution is a growing threat to the health of the ocean and the lives and livelihoods of people who rely on marine resources worldwide. Hear how a team of scientists and community members responded to a spill of plastic and oil off the coast of Sri Lanka and what is being done to counter the effects of marine pollution more broadly.

SPEAKERS:
Dr. Asha de Vos, Founder/Executive Director, Oceanswell, Sri Lanka
Dr. Chris Reddy, Senior Scientist and Marine Chemist, WHOI

HOST: Veronique LaCapra