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Seagrasses provide food, shelter, breeding grounds and nursery aneas for many marine organisms, including fish, crabs, prawns, jellyfish and octopus. Big anirnals graze on it, little animals live amongst it. Research has found that 400 square metres of seagrass (10 metres long and 40 metres wide) can support 2,000 tonnes of fish a ye.rr. For people who enjoy catching and eating fish, the long-term health of our commercial and recreational iisheries relies heavily on the survival of seagrasses.

Active participation from people is key to the success of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The purpose of these guidelines is to support government departments and organisations in mobilising people towards IWRM.

He stressed that this session was an opportunity to ensure that all delegates were up-to-date with the Project and its background. To set the scene for the workshop he reported on the Project development history. In summary, he drew attention to the signing of the grant and financing agreements on the 13 March 2002. He also noted that the SOPAC Project has been at least 3 to 4 years in development.

Energy auditing made easy - an energy audit guide for students in the Pacific Islands