Presented By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)
The Fisheries Crisis and Its Impact on the World Food System–OLLI at U-M (50+)
Speaker: Gerald R. Smith, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, U of M.
Professor Smith will describe the current state of fresh water and marine fish stocks and their history. He will describe how fish serve as a global food resource and will provide his outlook on the downward trend in fish size and population. We will discuss what can be done about this problem. Dr. Smith is Curator Emeritus of Fishes in the Museum of Zoology and Curator Emeritus of Fossil Fish in the Museum of Paleontology. He has published 4 books and over 100 scientific papers, and his current research is on evolution of fishes and on the political economy of the food system.
This is the fourth of six lectures in the series: “Our Food Supply: A Complicated Story.”
Professor Smith will describe the current state of fresh water and marine fish stocks and their history. He will describe how fish serve as a global food resource and will provide his outlook on the downward trend in fish size and population. We will discuss what can be done about this problem. Dr. Smith is Curator Emeritus of Fishes in the Museum of Zoology and Curator Emeritus of Fossil Fish in the Museum of Paleontology. He has published 4 books and over 100 scientific papers, and his current research is on evolution of fishes and on the political economy of the food system.
This is the fourth of six lectures in the series: “Our Food Supply: A Complicated Story.”
Cost
- $30 for 6-lecture series (or $10 per lecture, payable at the door), $20 annual membershi
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