In the morning at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, accompanied by Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers, delivered an address to officially open the 24th International Seaweed Symposium on behalf of the International Seaweed Association and the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS).

In the evening at Government House, the Governor and Professor Chalmers hosted a reception for delegates attending the 24th International Seaweed Symposium.