Speaking on the global oceans crisis, Portland, Maine, Dec. 11

On December 11, I'll be speaking to the World Affairs Council of Maine about the crisis in the crisis in the world's oceans, the topic of my first book, Ocean's End: Travels Through Endangered Seas.

The talk is being held in Portland at the University of Southern Maine's Lee Auditorium, which is located in the Wishcamper Center, and is the first in WACM's series, Rethinking the Oceans: Bringing a Maine Perspective to a Global Imperative. It's being co-sponsored with the Center for Oceans and Coastal Law at the University of Maine School of Law and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.

There will be a reception at 5pm and the talk kicks off at 5:30. Registration is $10 for WACM members, $15 for others, free for matriculated students. For further information and registration please visit here.