July 9, 2012
The 12th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) is taking place at the Cairns Convention Centre in Cairns, Australia over the next five days.
Held only once every four years, the symposium will cover a full spectrum of coral reef science with the aim of sustaining reefs globally in the future.
Coral reefs are declining rapidly almost everywhere in the world and the ocean community is seeking both a deeper understanding and increased management of the reefs in order to preserve them,
The Symposium is bringing together over 2,000 of the world’s leading natural scientists, resource managers, conservationists, economists, educators and graduate students from 80 countries. Featuring more than 1,500 talks and presentations, ICRS is the largest conference dedicated to coral reefs and reef issues.
For more than three decades, the ICRS has honored its commitment to coral reefs. As scientists present cutting-edge coral reef research and the latest advances in coral reef conservation, new opportunities for advancing coral reef science, management and conservation are sure to emerge.
Check back to the Mission Blue website as we try to highlight some of the researchers, presentations, and advances coming out of ICRS.