Join DukeFish for an exclusive movie screening…
"At a time when plenty of documentaries want to be the "Inconvenient Truth" of fill-in-the-issue, A Sea Change brings a
genuinely important subject to the fore with a welcome lack of jargon and preaching."
— Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post
Imagine a world without fish
It’s a frightening premise, and it’s happening right now. A Sea Change follows the journey of retired history teacher Sven Huseby on his quest to discover what is happening to the world’s oceans. After reading Elizabeth Kolbert’s “The Darkening Sea,” Sven becomes obsessed with the rising acidity of the oceans and what this “sea change” bodes for mankind. His quest takes him to Alaska, California, Washington, and Norway as he uncovers a worldwide crisis that most people are unaware of. Speaking with oceanographers, marine biologists, climatologists, and artists, Sven discovers that global warming is only half the story of the environmental catastrophe that awaits us. Excess carbon dioxide is dissolving in our oceans, changing sea water chemistry. The more acidic water makes it difficult for tiny creatures at the bottom of the food web to form their shells. The effects could work their way up to the fish 1 billion people depend upon for their source of protein.
The Nicholas School's Dean Chameides discussed ocean acidification on his blog, The Green Grok, recently... "The Oceans and Iron" and "Ocean Basin Ocean Acidification"
The European Project on Ocean Acidification's blog is a good place to learn more about ocean acidifcation.
Thursday March 25th
7:00 pm
Love Auditorium, Levine Science Research Center
Duke’s West Campus
Refreshments will follow the movie.
The general public is welcome to attend.
Free parking will be available from 6:30 until 7:00 in the LaSalle lot above the LSRC. To locate the lot, head to the intersection of Erwin and LaSalle, and head south on LaSalle into Duke's West Campus. At the T-intersection with Circuit Drive, turn left. The lot is immediately to your right, but the entrance will be the second driveway on the right. A DukeFish member will be at the gate to swipe you in.
