Making Sense Out of Sustainability

(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA) - Sustainability has become quite the buzz word in recent years and for good reason, but do you fully understand it? To hear more details about what sustainability is and its future, then consider attending the presentation “Science & Sustainability: A Global Review of Fisheries & Aquaculture” at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center on Sunday, November 11, at 2 p.m. in the IMAX® Theater. The guest speaker for this Watts Speaker Series is President of Ocean Trust Thor Lassen. The session is free.

Lassen is an award-winning foundation and trade-association director with 30 years experience in the marine resource industry and public private partnerships on environmental, sustainability, restoration, education and research initiatives.

Ocean Trust is an award-winning ocean conservation foundation building science, conservation and industry partnerships for the sustainability of the oceans. Its program focus includes fisheries, sustainability, wildlife protection and environmental restoration in partnership with coastal communities dependent on the sea.​