Below you will find suggested Dalhousie University experts who can speak to current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Monday, June 7, 2021.
How a net-zero future depends on the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Anya Waite, CEO and Scientific Director of the Ocean Frontier Institute
Research specialties: Biological oceanography
Contact: Anya.waite@dal.ca or 902-219-1555
The condition of North Atlantic right whales, ocean health
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Sean Brillant, adjunct in the Department of Oceanography
Research Specialties: Movement models for north Atlantic right whales, whale health, conservation biology, marine ecology, fisheries sustainability, coastal ecology
Contact: seanb@cwf-fcf.org or 902-237-9692
Plastic pollution in the marine environment
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Tony Walker, Associate Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies
Research Specialties: Biodiversity conservation, freshwater and marine systems, health and environmental justice, industrial sustainability
Contact: trwalker@dal.ca or782-640-0087
Underwater noise and sound in global oceans
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. David Barclay, Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography
Research Specialties: Physical oceanography, ambient noise, acoustical oceanography, sediment acoustics, deep ocean trenches, oceanographic instrumentation
Contact: dbarclay@dal.ca or 902-222-9279
Mitigating human-caused impacts on coastal and deep-sea ecosystems
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Anna Metaxas, Professor, Department of Oceanography
Research Specialties: Marine Protected Areas, deep-sea mining, effects of climate change on kelp beds, science-policy interface, ecological connectivity
Contact: anna.metaxas@dal.ca or 902-430-7421