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Indian Seagrass Conference 2025
Date20 Aug 202512:00 AM IST
LocationChennaiOffline
EntryPaidExternal registration
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About the event
Seagrasses are the flowering plants that have adapted to thrive under the sea. They form dense meadows in shallow waters along coastlines worldwide except Antarctica. They form vital marine ecosystems that provide numerous ecological services such as carbon sequestration, breeding and feeding grounds for numerous marine organisms, and coastal protection, etc. They are home to many charismatic animals such as dugongs and turtles. Conservation of seagrass contributes to achieving 16 of the 17 sustainable goals proposed by the United Nations in 2015.
In India, major seagrass beds are found in the Gulf of Mannar, Palk Bay, Gulf of Kutch, Andaman and Nicobar Islands as well as Lakshadweep Islands. Sporadic presence is reported at several locations along eastern and western coasts.
Despite their huge ecological importance, seagrass is one of the most threatened yet overlooked ecosystems on Earth. Major challenges seagrass ecosystems face includes threats from pollution, climate change, and habitat destruction.
This conference aims to bring together multiple stakeholders including researchers, academicians, policymakers, local community, citizens, news reporters, environmentalists to discuss the current state of seagrass ecology and biology in India and learn strategies for their conservation and restoration.
The main objectives of this conference are:
Encouraging citizen’s participation and community Engagement: To include local communities in discussions about seagrass management to ensure sustainable practices.
Knowledge sharing: To disseminate recent research findings on seagrass ecology and biology, species diversity, and their role in coastal ecosystems.
Establishing collaboration: Bringing governmental bodies, non-governmental organizations, researchers, students, local communities, citizens, media reporters involved with seagrass, together to foster collaboration.
Setting policy priorities for sustainable management: To discuss and propose actionable policies aimed at protecting seagrass habitats in India.
Events & highlights
Seagrass biology
Seagrass mapping and remote sensing
Blue carbon
Other macrophytes (Seaweeds, mangroves, saltmarshes)
Seagrass associated fauna
Seagrass microbiome
Restoration & conservation
Citizen science initiatives
Meet the organizer
Sathyabama is a prestigious institution which excels in the fields of Engineering, Science and Technology for more than three successful decades. It offers multi-disciplinary academic programmes in various fields of Engineering, Science, Technology, law, Dental Science, Pharmacy, Nursing, Management, Arts and Science and Allied Health Sciences. It is established under Sec.3 of UGC Act, 1956 and is been Accredited with ‘A’ Grade by the National Accreditation and Assessment council. The Institution persistently seeks and adopts innovative methods to improve the quality of higher education and is responsive to the changes taking place in the field of education on a global scale. The Institution has a team of dynamic and outstanding faculty, innovative pedagogical practices , state of the art infrastructure and world class Research Facilities. This glorious Institution is functioning under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Mariazeena Johnson, Chancellor, Dr. Marie Johnson, President, Mr. J. Arul Selvan Vice President, Ms. Maria Bernadette Tamilarasi, Vice President and Ms.Maria Catherin Jayapriya Vice President. Sathyabama has a good presence in rankings and ratings at National and International level. The Institution has been ranked in 43rd position by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Government of India among the Universities in India for the year 2022 and ranked one among the top 50 Universities for seven consecutive years. Sathyabama is ranked among the Top 5 Institutions in the Country for Innovation by ATAL ranking of Institution for Innovation Achievements, Govt. of India. Times Higher Education and QS has ranked Sathyabama among the top Institutions worldwide. Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology has alliances with leading Universities and research establishments at National and International Level. It is a research intensive University with world class laboratories and research facilities and is involved in research in the emerging areas of Science and Technology. Sathyabama has undertaken various sponsored and collaborative R&D projects funded by National and International Organizations. Sathyabama has written a special page in the history of space research on 22nd June 2016 with the launch of “SATHYABAMASAT†in association with ISRO. Sathyabama has emerged as a leading Institution and achieved excellence in higher education to international standards owing to its research and academic excellence.
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Event Theme
Marine Biology, Seagrass Biology, Marine Science
Paper Presentation Topics by Branch
Seagrass biology
Seagrass mapping and remote sensing
Blue carbon
Other macrophytes (Seaweeds, mangroves, saltmarshes)
Seagrass associated fauna
Seagrass microbiome
Restoration & conservation
Citizen science initiatives
Registration deadline / Important dates
https://forms.gle/mf91PaHHRPmkV4CB7
Registration Fees
MSc students, PhD research scholars - Rs 1000/-
Postdocs Rs 1500/-
Faculties, Others Rs 2000/-
How to Reach
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