Hitchhiker’s Guide to Marine Invasions: How Ships Unwittingly Aid - And Combat - Invasive Species - Livestream

Our global economy has an unintended consequence: The same ships that move goods around the world can also inadvertently move invasive species. Many of these hitchhikers get pulled into the ballast water that ships carry in their hulls for stability. In this talk, explore the invisible journeys happening below decks with Dr. Jenny Carney-Zollars, the head of Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s ballast water sampling program. Dr. Carney-Zollars will highlight how ships transport invasive species, how the scientists on her team can detect organisms often invisible to the naked eye, and what strategies are working to help ships reduce the risk of spreading invasive species along their routes.

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