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World Environment Day Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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The Haskin Shellfish Lab participated in the Delaware River and Bay Authority’s (DRBA) second annual World Environment Day celebration, along with over one hundred (100) other exhibitors and vendors with various environmental focuses. The first official World Environment Day celebration was held in 1973, marking 2023 as the 50th anniversary, with over 150 countries participating.

Iris Burt, of Haskin Shellfish Research Lab, hosts a table at the Delaware RIver and Bay Authority's (DRBA) 2nd annual World ENvironment Day celebration.
Iris Burt, of the Haskin Shellfish Research Lab, demonstrates shellfish’s ability to clean the water by way of filter feeding. Photo by Jenny Shinn.