IUCN SSC Seagrass Species Specialist Group
Overview and description
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This Specialist Group (SSG) contributes to and encourages seagrass science and conservation.
Group leadership
Prof Frederick T. SHORT
Dr Brooke SULLIVAN
Red List Authority Coordinator
Brooke is an ecologist, proudly serving the IUCN with the seagrass group since 2016.
More about the Specialist Group
The goal of the group is to protect seagrass species biodiversity worldwide and to preserve the functions and values of seagrass habitat, including its role in protecting threatened and endangered species that depend on seagrasses for their survival.
The IUCN SSC Seagrass Specialist Group (SSG) contributes to and encourages seagrass science and conservation, with the goal of protecting seagrass species biodiversity worldwide and preserving the functions and values of seagrass habitat, including its role in protecting threatened and endangered species that depend on seagrasses for their survival.
Specialist Group work
The SSSG is comprised of approximately 70 seagrass biologists worldwide, who have volunteered to participate and contribute their time by reviewing the status of seagrasses in their bioregions and contributing their knowledge.
SSSG on the IUCN Red List
To inform conservation efforts, SSSG assesses species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
SSG Annual Report
Learn about SSG’s work and results in 2022.