EarthRehab will attend the Symposium and we have created a special t-shirt for the occasion; it reads W.Q.M.S. and T.M.D.L. on the front.
Ft. Lauderdale Florida http://www.nova.edu/ncri/11icrs/index.html
Every four years the International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) convenes as a major scientific conference to provide the latest knowledge about coral reefs worldwide. Natural scientists, resource managers and users, conservationists, economists, and educators meet together to advance coral reef science, management, and conservation.
REEFS FOR THE FUTURE is the scientific theme of the Symposium, highlighting one of the most important international treasures: coral reefs. Degradation due to factors including pollution, over fishing, and climate change, threaten destruction of these ecosystems on an unprecedented global scale.
As I understand it the following will be present and Expoing at the Symposium:
World Wildlife Fund, Nature Conservancy, Ocean Conservancy, International Coral Reef Initiative, the Billfish Foundation, Wyland Foundation, and NOAA.
Contact William at EarthRehab and reserve a WQMS and TMDL shirt today while supplies last. W1@earthRehab.com
ICRS 2008/ The 11th International Coral Reef Symposium
Broward County Convention Center Ft. Lauderdale Florida
A brief synopsis of my experiences, abstracts are available.
Contact me at EarthRehab.com
William Djubin
Founder
EarthRehab
The Symposium kicked off in traditional International Year of the Reef 2008 celebration style. Reef Rescue and Ed Tichenor get the well-deserved credit and victory.
On opening day Reef Rescue was honored to be recognized by Florida Governor Charlie Crist for our groups work in protecting the marine environment. The Governor opened the Symposium by signing into law a bill to end ocean outfall sewage dumping in south Florida. The bill introduced by Senator Burt Saunders Environmental committee culminated six years of effort by Reef Rescue volunteers and the south Florida diving community to end this archaic practice. .
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