Dr. Loren McClenachan’s discussion on the environmental changes occurring in marine ecosystems was both shocking and intriguing. I feel as though these conversations are happening in regards to environmental change, global warming, and governmental interventions (or lack there of) to prevent such changes, but Dr. McClenachan’s talk highlighted aspects of these drastic changes that are not commonly discussed, and to her emphasis, should be. She specifically discussed the role of society and social understandings on environmental policy and behavior in practice.