20 May 2025
Image: Forth Railway Bridge by Sean Kuriyan Another 10,000 European flat oysters have been successfully reintroduced into the Firth of Forth, bringing the total number planted over the past four years to 40,000. The project has seen significant success so far, with the reintroduced oysters reported to be thriving in their new habitat. Encouragingly, […]
21 Jan 2025
Extra funding has been confirmed by the Welsh Government which will be used to support the recovery of the equivalent of 266 rugby pitches of critically important seagrass habitats. The additional £100,000 was announced by Huw Irranca-Davies, Deputy First Minister with responsibility for Climate Change and will be used to support the development of Seagrass […]
05 Nov 2024
Seagrass/Fiona Crouch/LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES As part of a major effort to protect and raise awareness of the Isles of Scilly’s fragile seagrass habitats, interpretation boards have been installed at key locations around the archipelago. These boards aim to raise awareness to both residents and visitors about the critical role that seagrass meadows play in […]
15 Oct 2024
A new programme announced by Climate Impact Partners and Deloitte, in collaboration with Project Seagrass, will channel critical funding to the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) to support UK seagrass restoration and unlock long-term finance to save and restore seagrass meadows across the UK and beyond. Through this programme, NOC aims to provide new insights […]
01 Oct 2024
The Wales Net Zero 2035 Challenge Group has published a series of seven reports. Commissioned by the leaders of the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru through the 2021 Cooperation Agreement, the reports aim to renew and rapidly accelerate Wales’s approach to achieving net zero. The Group is led and Chaired by the former Welsh Assembly […]
13 Aug 2024
Scientists from Project Seagrass and Swansea University have outlined ten “golden rules” to improve seagrass restoration, a key strategy for combating global biodiversity loss. Published in the journal Plants People Planet, the paper introduces and explains the rules for effective restoration, addressing the challenges of restoring marine habitats, particularly seagrass, which is often seen as […]
05 Mar 2024
The Scottish marine and coastal restoration funding initiative Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund (SMEEF) is to receive more than £2m of additional funding to protect and restore Scottish seagrass meadows. The donation comes from a new partnership between SMEEF and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution and is believed to be the largest-ever single […]
05 Dec 2023
Local marine partnership receives funding to deliver innovative conservation projects in Studland Bay, Dorset. The Studland Bay Marine Partnership has been awarded £186,000 from the Marine Management Organisation’s Fisheries and Seafood Scheme to support the conservation of Studland Bay’s precious marine ecosystems. Studland Bay is home to Dorset’s most extensive seagrass meadow and provides a […]
