{"id":229,"date":"2012-11-29T14:21:04","date_gmt":"2012-11-29T14:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wsa.seagrassonline.org\/blog\/?p=229"},"modified":"2012-11-29T14:40:10","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T14:40:10","slug":"10th-international-seagrass-biology-workshop-buzios-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsa.seagrassonline.org\/blog\/archives\/229","title":{"rendered":"10th International Seagrass Biology Workshop – B\u00fazios, Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the 25th of November 2012, the beach town of B\u00fazios, Brazil was invaded when approximately 100 scientists from every continent (except maybe Antarctica) descended on the unsuspecting local population to talk about grass, seagrass to be exact.<\/p>\n

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The constant dribble of rain did not dampen (pun totally intended) the atmosphere as the seagrass pilgrims gathered at the conference venue to talk shop. Old ties were re-affirmed and new ones forged over a buzz of excitement – and we were only at registration!<\/p>\n

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After receiving the welcome pack which includes a conference t-shirt – which many have deemed a godsend (a few of us under-packed) – and paid our dues (I for one, thoroughly shortchanged the committee when making a bank transfer), we were herded downstairs for the first plenary of the conference where Jim Fourqurean gave us an overview of carbon storage in seagrass meadows and what the latest advances are on the issue of blue carbon. Afterwards, live music and drinks fueled the mingling and discussions into the early evening.\"Plenary<\/a><\/p>\n

We hit the ground running on Day 2 of the conference with a series of interesting talks starting with our second plenary speaker, Margareth Copertino, who gave us an overview of the status of seagrass research in Brazil. This was followed by the first oral session on management, followed by oral session 2 on disturbance, recovery and mitigation.<\/p>\n

After lunch we had a productive workshop session on Seagrass and Blue Carbon. I was in the Economics of Blue Carbon group and there was a lively discussion, led by Kate O’Brien, who kept us on track with identifying the key issues. The group then re-convened to present the outcomes of their group discussions.<\/p>\n

The organizing committee treated us to a Pizza night for the hard work we put in on the first full day and we were also treated to a slide show of photo contributions of seagrass and seagrass researchers. That’s a wrap up of Day 1 & 2, stay tuned for the field trip updates!<\/p>\n

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