Japan Tsunami Marine Debris Mini-Conference

Japan Tsunami Marine Debris mini-Conference

Saturday, December 10, 2011

9:00am to 12:00pm

KCC Cafeteria

Some questions that will be addressed at the conference are:

• Where, currently, is the marine debris from the March 2011 tsunami that hit Japan?
• When will it get to Hawai`i and to Kaua`i?
• How much marine debris from the tsunami is there?
• Is it radioactive?
• What can we do about it?

The speakers will include:

• Dr. Nikolai Maximenko, Univ. of Hawaii
• Dr. Henrieta Dulaiova, Univ. of Hawaii
• Ms. Carey Morishige, NOAA Marine Debris Program
• Dr. Carl Berg, Surfrider Kauai 
• representatives from the County of Kauai and the Hawaii State Department of Health. 

This event is sponsored by the Kauai Community College Marine Option Program and the Surfrider Foundation, Kauai Chapter.

The conference is going to be very informative and very important for all residents of Hawaii to know. Please join us for this free event.

Posted by:

Jessie Austin, KCC Student
via Arnette Lee