Eelgrass Workshop's grim findings for New England & Atlantic Canada

On February 24th & 25th the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment and a host of other NGOs held a workshop in Portland titled "Status, Trends and Conservation of Eelgrass in Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States." Keynote Speaker was Dr Frederick Short of the University of New Hampshire's Jackson Estuarine Lab. He also directs the SeagrassNet Global Monitoring Program, and is Vice President, World Seagrass Association Here is his 43 minute keynote address to the workshop on February 24, entitled "Eelgrass: the Big Picture"