[Roundtable] How healthy are our oceans? Dec. 13, 5:30 PM

[Jai Ranganathan]

Please join us for Science for Everyone! This monthly series is intended
for everyone that is interested in the world around them.

How healthy are our oceans?
Dr. Ben Halpern
Center for Marine Assessment and Planning
Thursday, December 13, 5:30-6:30 PM 
Basement auditorium, 735 State Street, Santa Barbara
This event is free and all are welcome.

Join us this time for a trip to the ocean. People everywhere depend upon
healthy oceans in countless ways. Just think of the many millions who count
on ocean fisheries for their livelihoods or the untold lives saved by
intact coral reefs during the 2004 Asian tsunami. The healthier oceans are,
the more benefits people receive from them. But how healthy are our oceans?
Ecologist Dr. Ben Halpern has the answer. Along with an international team
of scientists, he has developed a new way to measure the health of the
ocean: the Ocean Health Index. The Ocean Health Index allows us to do
something new: to measure how oceans are doing across a range of ways that
matter to people, for every country with a coastline. Join us on December
13th to hear Dr. Halpern talk about the Ocean Health Index and the future
of our oceans.

This event is organized by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and
Synthesis.