Sargassum Seminar - Climate-Smart Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Agriculture through Product Innovation

Sargassum Seminar on Supporting Climate-Smart Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Agriculture through Product Innovation
Hosted by the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism ‪@TheCRFM‬ and the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited ‪@plantandfood‬ at the University of the West Indies Open Campus in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday, 9 October 2024 | 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. AST
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00:00:00
Welcome & Introduction of Speakers
Dr. Maren Headley, Programme Manager, Fisheries Management and Development, CRFM Secretariat
00:04:38
Overview of the Sargassum influxes and their impacts on Caribbean fisheries and aquaculture (including mariculture) sector
Mr. Milton Haughton, Executive Director, CRFM Secretariat
00:37:20
Turning the Tide: Sustainable Practices and Economic Opportunities for Sargassum in the Caribbean Basin-Main Outcomes from the EU-Caribbean Global Gateway Conference on Sargassum held on Oct 1-2, 2024 in Grenada
Mr. David Mogollon, EU Head of Cooperation to Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, the Eastern Caribbean States, the OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM
01:08:33
Addressing Sargassum influxes through the Sargassum Products for Climate Resilience in the Caribbean project; Developing a liquid biostimulant using a “do no harm” approach
Mrs. Sophie Jones-Williams, Program Manager - International Development, New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd
01:14:42
The effects of liquid Sargassum-derived biostimulants on cucumbers in greenhouse and field trials in Barbados
Mrs. Chadeene Beckles, Value Chain and Marketing Specialist, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)
01:31:06
Q & A & Wrap Up
Dr. Maren Headley, Programme Manager, Fisheries Management and Development, CRFM Secretariat
Session recording courtesy CARICOM Secretariat ‪@caricomorg‬