{"id":56917,"date":"2015-04-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/aquaculture-food-security-expert-is-uris-next-distinguished-visiting-international-scholar\/"},"modified":"2015-04-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T00:00:00","slug":"aquaculture-food-security-expert-is-uris-next-distinguished-visiting-international-scholar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/04\/aquaculture-food-security-expert-is-uris-next-distinguished-visiting-international-scholar\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquaculture, food security expert is 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s next Distinguished Visiting International Scholar"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 6, 2015 \u2013 Joao Ferreira, professor of environmental engineering at Portugal\u2019s New University of Lisbon, will present two lectures next week as part of the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Distinguished Visiting International Scholar\u2019s program.<\/p>\n


\n\tHe will discuss \u201cCoastal Systems, Sustainability, and Food Security\u201d on Monday, April 13 at 4 p.m. in Swan Hall, 60 Upper College Road, followed by a presentation on \u201cModeling Analysis of Interactions Between Aquaculture and Natural Systems\u201d on Thursday, April 16 at 4 p.m. in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Carothers Library and Learning Commons, 15 Lippitt Road. Both events are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a real honor to be able to bring Dr. Ferreira here,\u201d said David Bengtson, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of fisheries. \u201cHe\u2019s an internationally renowned leader in developing models for assessing the interactions of aquaculture and the marine environment. But his interests are broader than that and include both science and management.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tFerreira works with multidisciplinary teams on problems of coastal eutrophication and aquaculture carrying capacity on several continents. In the U.S., he has worked for many years on monitoring and assessment programs in coastal waters with 溏心vlog免费B站 alumna Suzanne Bricker of the National Ocean Service. Ferreira earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in biology and oceanography and a doctorate in environmental science, and he has been on the faculty of the New University of Lisbon since 1989.<\/p>\n


\n\tIn his April 13 presentation, he will use examples from three continents to discuss the increasing pressures humans are exerting on coastal ecosystems and the increasing challenge people will face in feeding an ever-growing population.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe United States currently imports about 90 percent of the seafood it consumes, and the situation in Europe is similar,\u201d Ferreira said. \u201cThis presents a substantial food security challenge, and affects both employment and economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tHis April 16 talk will examine the increasing need to expand aquaculture production around the world and his use of mathematical models to simulate ecosystems, assess production and analyze environmental effects.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cMathematical models play a key role in supporting policy and help to determine site selection and carrying capacity for different species,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n


\n\tFerreira\u2019s visit is part of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Distinguished Visiting International Scholars Program, which provides funding to bring scholars from outside the United States to meet with 溏心vlog免费B站 students, faculty and administrators and present a public lecture.<\/p>\n


\n\tFor more information on the lectures, contact David Bengtson at 401-874-2668 or dbengtson@uri.edu.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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