Dr Òscar Serrano, awarded the 3rd Banco Sabadell Foundation Prize for Marine Sustainability

The jury of this edition of the awards, chaired by Professor Isabel Cacho, has recognised the Doctor Òscar Serrano for having become “An international benchmark in blue carbon, pioneering the assessment of seagrass meadows as carbon sinks.”Additionally, he has emphasised that “Their scientific contributions have led to the development of biodiversity restoration initiatives, funded through carbon credits, which have contributed to the maintenance of sustainable fisheries for the benefit of the local population.". An example of this is the project of restoration of Shark Bayin Western Australia, in which he participates as a member of the scientific team.

His most significant contributions are based on the pioneering use of sedimentary records from seagrass meadows, especially from the Mediterranean and Australia.We have been able to demonstrate for the first time that sedimentary seagrass records can be used to enhance the ability of scientists and environmental managers to better understand, predict, and manage ecological change in marine ecosystems.", Serrano has explained.

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