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Derek Smith

The Science of Shipwrecks

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Posted: June 2, 2016

Derek Smith recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on January 28, 2016. Smith is a researcher in the University of Washington’s department of biology and a former diving safety officer for the Aquarium of the Pacific.

He talks about how shipwrecks and other submerged structures act as natural laboratories where researchers can study ecological processes and community interactions in our coastal oceans and deep seas.

Video Posted: June 2, 2016 | Running time: 5:07

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