MARINE NIGHT Microplastics in the Ocean

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Monday, January 29th, 2018
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

MARINE NIGHT Microplastics in the Ocean: What We Know, and What We Don’t.

Garth Covernton is a PhD student at the University of Victoria studying microplastics. Tiny pieces of plastics smaller than 5 mm are an emerging threat to the ocean’s ecosystems, with ingestion now known to occur in animals ranging from small zooplankton to large baleen whales. Scientists have shown negative impacts on animals which ingest high concentrations.

This presentation will explore how microplastics get into our oceans, their impacts on marine animals, and discuss current work in B.C.