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What actions can restore the richness of UK waters? 🐋 From oyster reefs to kelp forests, Rewilding Britain have laid out their vision for rewilding our seas - acknowledging the benefits of carbon capture from marine vegetated habitats. loom.ly/ibC1thU

Falmouth Harbour is enhancing its environmental conservation efforts with the installation of new advanced buoys designed to preserve #seagrass meadows in the area. Read more here. ⤵️loom.ly/P9lpypo

.Channel 4 visited Carmarthenshire in Wales to see how scientists are attempting to restore one of the UK's most threatened #BlueCarbon habitats: the #seagrass meadow. Watch this video investigating the UK's first large-scale seagrass nursery. 👉 loom.ly/R_Pbxsc

Aiming to help to tackle the nature & climate crisis, the National Trust have recently announced that they have completed their goal of restoring 25,000 of the UK's natural environment in less than a decade - including #saltmarsh habitat. Read more 👉 loom.ly/aHqlyjo

Highlighting the #seagrass #conservation work underway in the area, Ocean Conservation Trust & Wild Planet Trust are celebrating the installation of six new permanent informative signs around the coast of Tor Bay, Devon. Read more here. ➡️ loom.ly/NmAAMhQ

In support of Project Seagrass, the IOWDistillery has launched a limited edition #seagrass gift set, with 10% of profits going towards the charity. The distillery aims to help raise awareness of seagrass and the role it plays in combating climate change. loom.ly/Q5P4JmM

A new Channel 4 video highlights the UK’s first large-scale #seagrass nursery, which is now processing tens of thousands of plants, the first of which have been introduced back into the wild. Watch the video here ➡️ loom.ly/yghmc-A

.WWF UK, The Wildlife Trusts and RSPB are calling for further protections for valuable UK #BlueCarbon stores. This would include funding to restore habitats like #seagrass beds and #saltmarshes. Read more below ⤵️ loom.ly/QkF5dTE

Are you a boater on the Solent? ⛵ If so, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust are conducting a survey to understand boaters' perspectives on mooring and anchoring practices in the Solent's seagrass meadows. Follow this link and share your thoughts. ➡️ loom.ly/D3fkQG0

New scientific reports have revealed that Bridgwater Bay stores significant amounts of organic #BlueCarbon. This research estimates that this Site of Special Scientific Interest accumulates over 3 kilotons of organic carbon each year. loom.ly/4QX9xJ8

New #BlueCarbon research! 🦐 Scientists from University of Exeter have suggested that a single species, Antarctic krill, can store equivalent amounts of carbon to #mangroves, #saltmarshes and #seagrass meadows. Read more here. ⤵️ loom.ly/Jerr4MQ

A new underwater ‘mower’ is making it easier to harvest #seagrass seeds for habitat restoration. This technology works by trimming the aquatic plants at the right height, collecting more pods and therefore increasing the potential to plant more meadows. ⤵️ loom.ly/gXKzEuU

An old scheme to create #saltmarsh habitat at Abbotts Hall on the Blackwater Estuary in Essex is playing an important role today in protecting vital #BlueCarbon stores - more than 20 years after it was initially conceived. Read more here. ⤵️ loom.ly/gcZI1WM

The UK is the first nation to map and estimate the amount of #carbon stored in its seabed habitats, including in Marine Protected Areas (#MPAs), thanks to an ambitious mapping project from Scottish Association for Marine Science for WWF, The Wildlife Trusts and RSPB. ⤵️ loom.ly/Ik5jT_0

The European Commission is calling for #BlueEconomy funding proposals with a focus on regenerative #ocean #farming and algae innovation. The fund is open for applications until 18 February 2025. Find out more here. 👉 loom.ly/kzHa3_8

In what is being considered a unique approach to #BlueCarbon habitat restoration, Chichester Harbour Conservancy have taken to using a hovercraft to map the condition of #seagrass meadows in their corner of the South Coast. ⤵️ loom.ly/uzfG8Pc

What is #BlueCarbon? 🌱 It's the term given to organic #carbon captured and stored in vegetated coastal ecosystems such as #mangrove forests, #saltmarshes or #seagrass meadows. Read IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️'s explainer article on the science behind blue carbon here: loom.ly/-DsAO_M

#Seagrass specialist Richard Unsworth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and researchers at @SUSciEng are developing innovative methods that restore seagrass meadows at scale. Read more about Swansea University's lead role in the UK's biggest #seagrass project here: loom.ly/0wZIZyk

“We need to protect and restore seagrass whilst supporting the continuation of sustainable human activities" Climate Impact Partners & Deloitte are collaborating w/ Project Seagrass & National Oceanography Centre to fund the recovery of #seagrass meadows. ⤵️loom.ly/YR63uFY

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve has been identified as one of the key areas involved in the The Wildlife Trusts #BlueCarbon mapping project, with Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔 working to protect the 26 hectares of vital #saltmarsh habitat found there. More here. ⤵️ loom.ly/OtXQuHU