Leslie Harris - Hitchhiking Aliens: Unexpected Consequences of the

Leslie Harris - Hitchhiking Aliens: Unexpected Consequences of the Japan Tsunami

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Aquacast recorded at the Aquarium on May 7, 2013. After the earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan in 2010, ocean currents and wind brought debris across the Pacific Ocean to the shores of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Learn from Leslie Harris about the non-native plant and animal species attached to the debris that hitched a ride to our shores.

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