World Ocean’s Day Live from the Smithsonian and Galápagos Islands
In celebration of World Oceans Day, people crowded into the Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC last Friday afternoon. Dr. Sylvia Earle Skyped from the podium with a team of Living Oceans scientists on their research vessel, Golden Shadow, anchored off of Darwin Island in the Galapagos.
Dr. Earle spoke with the research team about how coral reefs in the Galapagos cope with threats including temperature change, ocean acidification and bleaching events. Audience members learned about current studies looking at rare coral reefs and how some coral species in the Galapagos hold hope that corals have the resilience to cope with global climate change. Following the live skype call with the Galapagos, Dr.…