Dr. Peter S. Ross is an internationally recognized ocean pollution expert, having published over 160 scientific articles and book chapters on pollutants of concern in the oceans, and impacts on fish, seals and whales.

He discovered the region’s killer whales to be the most ‘contaminated marine mammals in the world’ in a groundbreaking study, and recently reported on the widespread distribution of microplastics in the NE Pacific and Arctic oceans. He recently served as the Vice-President of Research at Ocean Wise, where he founded the Ocean Pollution Research Program, launched PollutionTracker and the Plastics Lab.

Dr. Ross will speak to the need for Healthy Waters with reference to the 2022 False Creek bioblitz, Heather Street storm water overflow, including coliform, impacts of chemical pollutants to marine organisms such as herring and Resident Killer Whales.

More details coming soon.

On the Monday preceding the event, Nature Vancouver members will receive the Zoom link in the weekly e-News.  The talk will begin at 7:30 pm.  Non-members are welcome and should Email enews@NatureVancouver.ca a few days ahead to register for the link.