Global Marine Science Summit at UNCW Center for Marine Science

The Global Marine Science Summit, sponsored by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, is a three-day event hosted at the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Center for Marine Science. The Global Marine Science Summit focuses on bringing together international scientists, policy makers and industry leaders to share their experiences, develop solutions for global marine science issues, and improve the economic climate of coastal regions.

This year's plenary speakers:

• Stuart McLelland, Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull, UK
• Rainer Lohmann, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, USA
• Elisa Berdalet, Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain