Project Seagrass is launched T
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The Solent Seagrass Restoration Project will monitor and restore healthy seagrass beds on our coast.
Seagrass at Osbourne Bay
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o work towards our vision of a wilder future with 30% of land and sea restored for nature, the Trust has joined forces with Boskalis Westminster. Together we will undertake an exciting new seagrass restoration project in the Solent. The Solent Seagrass Restoration Project is beginning with a research and development phase. This phase will help us identify the best methodology for restoring seagrass, a keystone marine species, within the Solent. We will also monitor the habitat as a provider of carbon sequestration, further proving how vital seagrass is in reversing biodiversity declines and combatting climate change. We want to see seagrass habitats in the Solent restored towards historical levels and for seagrass to be present in all locations that could support it. By restoring seagrass habitats, we will create a Wilder Solent. The newly restored area will support
Seagrass at Yarmouth
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