A new campaign is helping sailors do their part to tackle climate change by digitally mapping sensitive seabeds and eco-moorings across boating hotspots around the world. The global â#protectourbeds´ campaign, organised between non-profit Clean Sailors, the Ocean Conservation Trust and navigation app Savvy Navvy, aims to stop vital seagrass being destroyed. This can be done […]
The Ocean Conservation Trust has launched the Blue Meadows project, the biggest and most ambitious seagrass project to date. The UK based charity says its goal is to protect what remains of UK seagrass meadows, and restore what has been lost. Restoration of seagrass meadows is often hampered by poor germination rates, the fact plants […]
A total of 16,000 seagrass seed bags and 2,200 seedling bags are being planted by the Ocean Conservation Trust (OCT) as part of the LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES project, being led by Natural England, to help support and improve the resilience of the marine environment. Today [21 April 21] sees the start of the planting in […]