Beluga Whales, Microplastics and an Inuit Community | Ocean Matters Lecture
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Channel: Vancouver Aquarium · 2018 · Pets & Animals
Speaker: Rhiannon Moore The remote Inuit community, living in the artic hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk, are worried about how microplastic pollution in the ocean could harm their health and threaten their way of life. Microplastics are tiny plastic particles found throughout the ocean and are eaten by fish, birds and other marine animals. This is very troubling because we don't know exactly how this plastic affects the health and behaviour of the these animals. Microplastic pollution poses a grave threat to the Inuit in Tuktoyaktuk as rely on fish and marine mammals to feed themselves, and as a vital part of their traditional culture. Rhiannon Moore, a researcher in the Ocean Wise Pollution team, will share her experience researching ocean microplastics in the artic, and show how we can stay optimistic while facing this emerging global conservation issue. For more information see: ocean.org vanaqua.org
