Comments on: Don Reish, marine biologist and retired professor at California State University, Long Beach, helped pioneer the study of pollution’s effects on marine life in southern California. He began an annual review of studies on this topic in 1967 and handed over leadership on the project to NOAA’s Alan Mearns in the early 2000s. (Alan Mearns)

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