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    TEMPERATE NORTHERN ATLANTIC

    TEMPERATE NORTHERN ATLANTIC

    The Temperate Northern Atlantic marine realm comprises of the temperate and subtropical waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas, including the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and northern Gulf of Mexico. It is home to approximately 6 species of seagrass.

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    Restoration Forth

    Launched in 2022, Restoration Forth is working with local communities to restore seagrass and oyster habitats to the Firth of Forth.

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    Seagrass Ocean Rescue: Dale

    This project was the UKs first major restoration project, collecting, processing and planting over 1 million seagrass seeds across a 2 hectare site.

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    Zostera Experimental Network

    This work supports the development of a standardised assessment to quantify the importance of flats fisheries

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    Restoration Forth

    Launched in 2022, Restoration Forth is working with local communities to restore seagrass and oyster habitats to the Firth of Forth.

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    Seagrass Ocean Rescue: Dale

    This project was the UKs first major restoration project, collecting, processing and planting over 1 million seagrass seeds across a 2 hectare site.

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    Zostera Experimental Network

    This work supports the development of a standardised assessment to quantify the importance of flats fisheries

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    Seagrass Ocean Rescue: North Wales

    The Seagrass Ocean Rescue North Wales project aims to plant common eelgrass, Zostera marina, over an area of 10 hectares across North Wales.

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    Investigating seagrass meadows as a potential micro-plastics sink

     

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    Restoration of Seagrass for Ocean Wealth (RESOW UK)

    The ReSOW project is an interdisciplinary project that aims to generate a step-change in our understanding of the contribution of seagrass to the UK’s environmental security, economy and wellbeing.

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    Seagrass as Bioindicators

     

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    Innovation in Water Challenge - Seagrass Seeds of Recovery

     

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    Seagrass Ocean Rescue: Solent

    The Seagrass Ocean Rescue Solent project is undertaking a series of scientific field trials of seagrass planting using five different methods.

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    Exploring noltii restoration in Essex

    These trials aim to identify the most successful and efficient planting method for dwarf eelgrass, Zostera noltii, to enhance the natural recovery of dwarf eelgrass meadows.

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    Seagrass Nursery

    We developed our first large-scale controlled seed storage unit – housing over 600,000 seeds from 2 locations across the UK in 2022 and over 1.2 million in 2023.

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    Exploring restoration in South Wales

    This exploratory restoration project is looking at sites along the South Wales coastline to identify and trial suitable restoration areas.

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    Water Quality

    We’re working to understand the effects of water quality on seagrass health around the UK and in sites in the Caribbean and South East Asia.

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