Best Presentations:
- Judy Lowe, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reefs, Australia
- Megan Morikawa, Stanford University, USA
- Michael Studivan, Florida Atlantic University Harbour Branch, USA
- John Whitney, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii
Best Posters:
- Maarten de Brauwer, Curtin University, Australia
- Jeffrey Munar, Marine Science Institute, University of Philippines, Philippines
- Zoe Sims, Princeton University, USA
- Austin Yeung, Shanghai American School, Shanghai, China
There were >450 entries, all assessed by a panel chaired by Jo-Ann Leong. The panel emphasised that many of the other entries were also considered excellent, and the final selection a very close call.
Each of the winners receives:
- A copy of Reef Finder or Coral Finder – the underwater ID guide designed by Russ Kelley
- Their choice of one of the following recent major books- Coral Diseases by Cheryl Woodley, Jim Porter et al, or Coral Reefs in the Anthropocene by Chuck Birkeland, or The Biology of Reefs & Reef Organisms by Walt Goldberg, or Corals of Florida and the Caribbean by George Warner
- An ISRS T-Shirt or Polo-neck Shirt and ISRS Dive-mask strap
- Plus 2 years free membership of ISRS
- Plus access to one of two iDIVE units (underwater iPad housings) that Christopher Knox and colleagues at iDive have offered the Society
- And a chance to compete for 2 free publication slots in the Journal, Frontiers in Marine Science
Those winners who were not at the last conference session to be handed their awards should contact the corresponding secretary to organise delivery!
