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2023

Climate change: Robots help seagrass restoration, BBC News

Pioneering seagrass project begins off Llyn coast, Cambrian News

Planting begins UK’s biggest seagrass restoration project off North Wales coast, Sky News

Online appeal launched to help Welsh seagrass project expand, Nation Cymru

Native oyster population return to Firth of Forth after 100 year absence, Hariot Watt University

Seagrass from Orkney regenerates Firth of Forth, BBC News

Seagrass planting set to begin in Firth of Forth as major restoration project gathers pace, Scotsman

Automated seagrass planter promises to revolutionise restoration, Envirotec Magazine

Land and Water unveil groundbreaking automated Seagrass Planter, revolutionising large scale seagrass planting, Building Design a Construction

Orcadian meadows, Oceanographic Magazine

40,000 seagrass seeds to be planted in Restoration Forth project, East Lothian Courier

Orkney hidden marine meadows, The Orcadian

Unprecedented marine heatwave hits UK, Divernet

A powerful climate solution just below the ocean surfaces, New York Times

Southampton Boat show get behind seagrass restoration, Boating Business

Coldplay Tout 5 million trees planted so far on music of the Spheres Tour, Billboard

2022

North Wales seagrass meadows will help tackle the climate crisis, Heritage Fund

Isle of Wight seagrass conservation project progress, Country Press

Solent Seascape Project launched to restore marine habitats, BBC News

Scientist discover ‘world’s largest’ seagrass forest – by strapping cameras to sharks, The Guardian

Queen Elizabeth owns most of the U.K. seabed. That’s slowing conservation work, National Geographic

Seagrass meadows are very reliable fishing grounds, Earth

The value seagrass to the planet’s future is far greater that appreciated, Swansea University

Solent underwater meadows get a boost in England’s largest seagrass planting project, ITV News

Neptunia: Seagrass meadows in Greece, Oceanographic Magazine

Seagrass Meadows on the Isle of Wight to recive a boost thanks to ocean rescue project, Island Echo

2021

Coastal rewilding: restoring Scotlands seagrass meadows, Financial Times

Manatee deaths in Florida point to a global decline in seagrass ecosystems, Mongabay, 6 September 2021

Seagrass meadows: creating underwater soil, The Naked Scientists, 31 August 2021

Project Seagrass: Restoration underway to bring back plant to UK coast, ITV News, 23 July 2021

Underwater gardeners restore seagrass meadows to keep oceans healthy, Mongabay, 19 August 2021

World’s Largest Seagrass Project Proves “You Can Actually Restore the Oceans”, Reasons to be Cheerful, 6 July 2021

Seagrass: a swimmers guide, The Outdoor Swimming Society

Seagrass meadows shrank by 92% in UK waters – restoring them could absorb carbon emissions and boost fish, The Conversation, 4 March 2021

Natural Remedies: How Mother Nature can help us with the climate crisis, ITV News, 23 July 2021

Project Seagrass: restoring our oceans, Green World, 22 October 2021

Scottish seagrass and oyster restoration project to benefit Forth marine life and tackle climate change, The Scotsman, 27 October 2021

The big solutions – is there a silver bullet for climate change?, iNews, 25 October 2021

2020

Climate change: Carbon-reducing seagrass planted off Welsh coast, BBC News, 10th March

UK’s lost sea meadows to be resurrected in climate fight, The Guardian, 10th March

Almost a million seagrass seeds planted off coast of west Wales to tackle climate change, ITV News, 10th March

Seagrass: A million seeds planted off Pembrokeshire coast, BBC News, 10th March

Why seagrass is so important to our environment, BBC News, 19th February

Alderney seagrass planted in Wales, ITV News, 3rd January 2020

2019

Seagrass: The lesser-known superstar in the fight against the climate crisis, WWF, 31st October

The UK’s biggest seagrass restoration scheme – in pictures, The Guardian, 18th September

One million seeds to be planted in the UK’s biggest seagrass restoration scheme, Swansea University, 11th September

Wales to lead UK’s biggest ever seagrass restoration, ITV News, 4th September

‘Wonder plant’ will tackle climate change, conservationists say, BBC News, 4th September

Scheme launched to restore ‘wonder plant’ seagrass in UK waters, ITV News, 4th September

Planting hope: Seagrass, WWF, August

2018

Threat to marine powerhouse: doom and gloom for seagrass, New Straits Times 11th August

The value of seagrass in securing a sustainable planet, Phys.org, 8th August

A call for seagrass protection, Science, 3rd August

Beautiful science, New Straits Times, 5th July

A new app puts seagrass mapping in the hands of ocean lovers, The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, 30th June

There’s Now an App for Mapping Seagrass, the Oceans’ Great Carbon Sink, EcoWatch, Jun 15th

Richard Lilley: Help us put seagrass meadows on the map, The Scotsman, 9th June

Right-strangled triangle: saving Indonesian seagrass, Geographical, 8th June

SeagrassSpotter, Cardiff University News, 8th June

Put seagrass on the map with citizen science, Blue Planet Society, 5th June

Loss of marine habitats is threatening the global fishing industry, The Conversation, 21st May

World’s biggest fisheries supported by seagrass meadows, Science Daily, 21st May

Seagrass loss: The disaster is creeping, The Jakarta Post, 10th April

Seagrass meadows as Natural Capital, Green Economy Coalition, 1st March

Small-scale fisheries are throwing away fish that could feed those in poverty, The Conversation, 23rd February

Pollution blights UK seagrass meadows, BBC News, 16th February

Sewage and livestock waste is killing Britain’s seagrass meadows – new study, The Conversation, 14th February

2017

How local ecological knowledge can save endangered and rare animals, The Conversation, 30th November

Seagrass is a key fishing ground globally, Nature Ecology & Evolution, 28th November

Secret Gardens under the Sea: exploring the humble seagrass meadow, Nature Ecology & Evolution, 27th November

Why saving our blue planet may lie in the hands of citizen scientists, The Conversation, 23rd November

Fishing ‘best argument for seagrass conservation’, BBC, 17th November

How underwater gardening can rewild the Atlantic Ocean, The Conversation, 6th November

Indonesians plant trees to nurse seagrass back to health in Wakatobi, Mongabay, 31st October

How hurricanes such as Irma and Maria can devastate the Caribbean marine environment, The Conversation, 25th September

BBC Countryfile – Llyn Peninsula, BBC One, 27th August

Circles in the sand reveal boating damage to marine biodiversity, Phys.org, 27th July

Our Living Seas – Scotland’s Seagrass Meadows, Scottish Wildlife Trust, 14th July

Seagrass meadow research aided by app launch, BBC, 24th April

2016

Genes reveal how the seahorse got its snout and became a great father, The Conversation, 15th December

Seagrass spotters sought, West Highland Free Press, 22nd November

Scientists call for the protection of the little-known and disappearing ecosystem: seagrass ‘meadows’, The Ecologist, 21st November,

Call to help map coastline plant, John O’Groat Journal, 11th November

Platform; Loss of seagrass meadows is a carbon time bomb, The Scotsman, 17th October

Call for action to protect ‘the lungs of the sea’, BBC News, 10th October

Seagrass is a marine powerhouse, so why isn’t it on the world’s conservation agenda?, The Conversation, 10th October

Seagrass meadows to be saved around Scottish coasts, The Scotsman, 1st July

Conservation drone reveals uncharted seagrass habitat in Cambodia, Phys.org, 26th March

Seahorses of Britain at risk of dying out because their habitat is being destroyed by pollution and trawling, DailyMail, 17th January

U.K. seagrass meadows suffering, Science, 15th January

Seagrass meadows around British Isles in ‘perilous state’, BBC News, 13th January

Scilly Has Healthiest Seagrass Beds In The Country, ScillyToday, 13th January

2015

Protection of our marine life needs more than marine protected areas, we need to make it resilient, ScienceDaily, 23rd November

Seagrass meadows – carbon sinks and fishery powerhouses, BluePlanetSociety, 9th November

Ensuring the Resilience of Seagrass Meadows, Conservation Jobs, 18th September

Call for more protection for seagrass meadows, BBC News, 27th June

2014

For the love of cod, let’s save our disappearing se agrass, The Conversation, 29th October

Seagrass fish feeding grounds ‘lost like rain forests’, BBC News, 12th August

Why are our sea prairies under serious threat?, WalesOnline, 18th June

Seagrass conservation in Indonesia protects fisheries, World Fishing, 3rd April

Seagrass restoration could reverse marine biodiversity decline, World Fishing, 11th February

2021

Coastal rewilding: restoring Scotlands seagrass meadows, Financial Times

Manatee deaths in Florida point to a global decline in seagrass ecosystems, Mongabay, 6 September 2021

Seagrass meadows: creating underwater soil, The Naked Scientists, 31 August 2021

Project Seagrass: Restoration underway to bring back plant to UK coast, ITV News, 23 July 2021

Underwater gardeners restore seagrass meadows to keep oceans healthy, Mongabay, 19 August 2021

World’s Largest Seagrass Project Proves “You Can Actually Restore the Oceans”, Reasons to be Cheerful, 6 July 2021

Seagrass: a swimmers guide, The Outdoor Swimming Society

Seagrass meadows shrank by 92% in UK waters – restoring them could absorb carbon emissions and boost fish, The Conversation, 4 March 2021

Natural Remedies: How Mother Nature can help us with the climate crisis, ITV News, 23 July 2021

Project Seagrass: restoring our oceans, Green World, 22 October 2021

Scottish seagrass and oyster restoration project to benefit Forth marine life and tackle climate change, The Scotsman, 27 October 2021

The big solutions – is there a silver bullet for climate change?, iNews, 25 October 2021

2020

Climate change: Carbon-reducing seagrass planted off Welsh coast, BBC News, 10th March

UK’s lost sea meadows to be resurrected in climate fight, The Guardian, 10th March

Almost a million seagrass seeds planted off coast of west Wales to tackle climate change, ITV News, 10th March

Seagrass: A million seeds planted off Pembrokeshire coast, BBC News, 10th March

Why seagrass is so important to our environment, BBC News, 19th February

Alderney seagrass planted in Wales, ITV News, 3rd January 2020

2019

Seagrass: The lesser-known superstar in the fight against the climate crisis, WWF, 31st October

The UK’s biggest seagrass restoration scheme – in pictures, The Guardian, 18th September

One million seeds to be planted in the UK’s biggest seagrass restoration scheme, Swansea University, 11th September

Wales to lead UK’s biggest ever seagrass restoration, ITV News, 4th September

‘Wonder plant’ will tackle climate change, conservationists say, BBC News, 4th September

Scheme launched to restore ‘wonder plant’ seagrass in UK waters, ITV News, 4th September

Planting hope: Seagrass, WWF, August

2018

Threat to marine powerhouse: doom and gloom for seagrass, New Straits Times 11th August

The value of seagrass in securing a sustainable planet, Phys.org, 8th August

A call for seagrass protection, Science, 3rd August

Beautiful science, New Straits Times, 5th July

A new app puts seagrass mapping in the hands of ocean lovers, The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, 30th June

There’s Now an App for Mapping Seagrass, the Oceans’ Great Carbon Sink, EcoWatch, Jun 15th

Richard Lilley: Help us put seagrass meadows on the map, The Scotsman, 9th June

Right-strangled triangle: saving Indonesian seagrass, Geographical, 8th June

SeagrassSpotter, Cardiff University News, 8th June

Put seagrass on the map with citizen science, Blue Planet Society, 5th June

Loss of marine habitats is threatening the global fishing industry, The Conversation, 21st May

World’s biggest fisheries supported by seagrass meadows, Science Daily, 21st May

Seagrass loss: The disaster is creeping, The Jakarta Post, 10th April

Seagrass meadows as Natural Capital, Green Economy Coalition, 1st March

Small-scale fisheries are throwing away fish that could feed those in poverty, The Conversation, 23rd February

Pollution blights UK seagrass meadows, BBC News, 16th February

Sewage and livestock waste is killing Britain’s seagrass meadows – new study, The Conversation, 14th February

2017

How local ecological knowledge can save endangered and rare animals, The Conversation, 30th November

Seagrass is a key fishing ground globally, Nature Ecology & Evolution, 28th November

Secret Gardens under the Sea: exploring the humble seagrass meadow, Nature Ecology & Evolution, 27th November

Why saving our blue planet may lie in the hands of citizen scientists, The Conversation, 23rd November

Fishing ‘best argument for seagrass conservation’, BBC, 17th November

How underwater gardening can rewild the Atlantic Ocean, The Conversation, 6th November

Indonesians plant trees to nurse seagrass back to health in Wakatobi, Mongabay, 31st October

How hurricanes such as Irma and Maria can devastate the Caribbean marine environment, The Conversation, 25th September

BBC Countryfile – Llyn Peninsula, BBC One, 27th August

Circles in the sand reveal boating damage to marine biodiversity, Phys.org, 27th July

Our Living Seas – Scotland’s Seagrass Meadows, Scottish Wildlife Trust, 14th July

Seagrass meadow research aided by app launch, BBC, 24th April

2016

Genes reveal how the seahorse got its snout and became a great father, The Conversation, 15th December

Seagrass spotters sought, West Highland Free Press, 22nd November

Scientists call for the protection of the little-known and disappearing ecosystem: seagrass ‘meadows’, The Ecologist, 21st November,

Call to help map coastline plant, John O’Groat Journal, 11th November

Platform; Loss of seagrass meadows is a carbon time bomb, The Scotsman, 17th October

Call for action to protect ‘the lungs of the sea’, BBC News, 10th October

Seagrass is a marine powerhouse, so why isn’t it on the world’s conservation agenda?, The Conversation, 10th October

Seagrass meadows to be saved around Scottish coasts, The Scotsman, 1st July

Conservation drone reveals uncharted seagrass habitat in Cambodia, Phys.org, 26th March

Seahorses of Britain at risk of dying out because their habitat is being destroyed by pollution and trawling, DailyMail, 17th January

U.K. seagrass meadows suffering, Science, 15th January

Seagrass meadows around British Isles in ‘perilous state’, BBC News, 13th January

Scilly Has Healthiest Seagrass Beds In The Country, ScillyToday, 13th January

2015

Protection of our marine life needs more than marine protected areas, we need to make it resilient, ScienceDaily, 23rd November

Seagrass meadows – carbon sinks and fishery powerhouses, BluePlanetSociety, 9th November

Ensuring the Resilience of Seagrass Meadows, Conservation Jobs, 18th September

Call for more protection for seagrass meadows, BBC News, 27th June

2014

For the love of cod, let’s save our disappearing se agrass, The Conversation, 29th October

Seagrass fish feeding grounds ‘lost like rain forests’, BBC News, 12th August

Why are our sea prairies under serious threat?, WalesOnline, 18th June

Seagrass conservation in Indonesia protects fisheries, World Fishing, 3rd April

Seagrass restoration could reverse marine biodiversity decline, World Fishing, 11th February

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Seagrass app inspires a rise in citizen science across the globe

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Seagrass app inspires a rise in citizen science across the globe

Seagrass production around artificial reefs is resistant to human stressors

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