Peter S. Ross is an international expert in the area of ocean
pollution, having published over 120 scientific articles and book
chapters. He was a Research Scientist with the Canadian government
between 1996 and 2013 (Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney BC), when
the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada axed its national
pollution research program. He holds Adjunct Professorships at the
University of Victoria. He obtained his PhD from the University of
Utrecht in the Netherlands (1995), MSc from Dalhousie University in
Halifax, Nova Scotia (1990), and BSc (Honours) from Trent University
in Peterborough, Ontario (1985). He has pioneered new techniques to
evaluate the effects of persistent pollutants on the health of marine
mammals, having led groundbreaking studies on the interactions between
contaminants, the endocrine system and the immune system using a
combination of field and semi-field studies. He is frequently called
up to provide advice to conservation teams in different parts of the
world on endangered species, and has provided advice in support of the
regulation of chemicals of emerging concern in Canada’s oceans. Dr
Ross attaches great importance to his work with coastal First Nations
and Inuit communities on issues surrounding safe traditional
seafoods. He is presently serving as Editor-in-Chief for the
international journal Archives of Environmental Contamination and
Toxicology, and is preparing to re-launch his ocean pollution
research. Dr Ross is the 2012 recipient of the Murray A. Newman Award
for Significant Achievement in Aquatic Research from the Vancouver
Aquarium. He was recently featured in CBC's Fifth Estate episode on
'Silence of the Labs'.