Professor Thompson has spent part of his sabbatical year in Taiwan. Professor Thompson was invited to Taiwan to participate in the17th APEC (Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation) Roundtable Meeting on the Involvement of the Business/Private Sector in the Sustainability of the Marine Environment and to be a keynote speaker at the 4th Annual Oceans & Taiwan Conference. While in Taiwan, Professor Thompson was also part of a team that represented URI in talks with National Taiwan Ocean University concerning future joint research and education initiatives. He is also working with Taiwanese on developing research projects on access to coastal resources.
Professor Thompson with URI MMA alumni James C.I. Sha and Dah-Wen Shieh