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SUMMARY:Napi’s Winter Lecture Series | ‘Global Importance of Seagrass Conservation’
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Coastal Studies’ popular Napi’s Winter Lecture Series will resume Wednesday, January 21 at 5 pm with a talk by CCS marine ecologist Dr. Agnes Mittermayr, who will speak about the “Global Importance of Seagrass Conservation.”\nCalled the “forgotten ecosystem,” seagrasses play a vital role in the health of our oceans and the well-being of coastal communities. They stabilize shorelines, protect against storm surges, purify water, support rich marine biodiversity, and provide nursery grounds for fish and shellfish that sustain global fisheries.\nPerhaps most critically in today’s climate crisis, they also sequester carbon at rates comparable to – or even exceeding – terrestrial forests. Yet, these ecosystems are under growing threat.\nCoastal development, pollution, warming oceans, and rising sea levels are accelerating the loss of seagrass at an alarming rate. Without intervention, the consequences will be felt in collapsing fisheries, degraded coastlines, and lost opportunities for climate resilience.\nDr. Agnes Mittermayr is the director of SeagrassNet, an international scientific network with a powerful mission: to monitor, understand, and protect the world’s seagrass meadows. SeagrassNet responds to this crisis by bringing together scientists, local communities, students, and resource managers in a unified global effort.\nTraditionally held at Napi’s Restaurant in Provincetown, the lecture series is now hosted at the Center’s Hiebert Marine Laboratory, 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free. The lectures are also broadcast via Zoom.\n
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