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Sargassum : Symposia : 2018 Symposium

Welcome to the 2018 Sargassum Symposium repository.
Please click here to view the agenda for this event.
As content is generated, more items of interest will be added to this page.


Please feel free to click here to view the proceedings of the 2018 Sargassum Symposium.


Presentations - Day 1
Sargassum ecological aspects and source of influx
Presenter - Professor Hazel Oxenford - CERMES

Socio-economic impacts of sargassum on fisheries
Presenter - Mr. Mitchell Lay (Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisation)

Understanding the monster among us
Presenter - Mr. Stephen Willoughby – (Chief Fisheries Officer, Barbados)

Socio-economic impacts of sargassum on tourism
Presenter - Mr. Paul Doyle   (The Crane Resort)

Potential uses of sargassum: a global review (coming soon)
Presenter - Ms. Carla Daniel - FAO

Caribbean Seaweed Industry
Presenter - Mr. Mark Hill (SALISES)

Sargassum impacts in West Africa: Senegal to Nigeria
Presenter - Dr. Kafayat Adetoun Fakoya (Lagos State University)

A sargassum story: A tale of horror and hope(coming soon)
Presenter - Ms. Carla Daniel - FAO

Best practices for responding to a sargassum influx
Presenter - Ms. Emma Doyle (GCFI)

Sargassum outlook bulletin for the Caribbean
Dr. Shelly-Ann Cox (CERMES)

How Caribbean fishers can cope with Sargassum
Presenter - Ms. Richeda Speede (CERMES)

Sargassum as a fertilizer for plants
Presenter - Dr. Francis Lopez (UWI)

Algas Total Plant Tonic (coming soon)
Presenter - Mr. Johanan Dujon (Algas Organics Limited)


Presentations - Day 2
Outlining plans for sargassum management by the public and private sectors as well as by civil society
Presenter - Dr. Patrick McConney (CERMES)

Management Planning for Sargassum- Resilience & Opportunities
Presenter - Mr. Kareem Sabir (CERMES)

UN Environment Programme on the sargassum influx in the Wider Caribbean : Regional survey and SPAW-RAC Sargassum online forum
Presenter - Dr. Sandrine Pivard (UNEP-CEP)
 
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