Altered Oceans series wins Pulitzer Prize

Greg Savage with LyngbyaThe Los Angeles Times series on "Altered Oceans: A five part series on the crisis in the seas" was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. Drs. Judy O'Neil, Pat Glibert and Bill Dennison from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science were featured in the series written by Ken Weiss and colleagues. The entire series, with videos, photos, graphics and PDFs, is available as a DVD as well as on the LA Times web site. The series covers a variety of issues, including habitat degradation, toxic algae, red tides, plastic debris, and ocean acidification with examples from around the world.