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DoomsdaysCW

Project to restore 'vital' #seagrass around #Scotland

March 1, 2025

"A £2.4m seagrass planting programme has been launched to help restore the plant in seas around the north of Scotland.

"The project aims to plant 14 hectares (34.6 acres) of seagrass, often described as a 'wonder plant' by conservationists, over the next three years.

"Seagrasses are often likened to rainforests because they provide food and shelter for thousands of species, but they have been declining globally since the 1930s.

"In the last century 92% of the plants have been lost from Britain's coasts and areas once covered by seagrass are now 'lifeless seabeds', according to research by University College London.

"The new initiative is a partnership between the Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund (#SMEEF) and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN).

"Grants have been awarded to four organisations that cover areas from #Shetland to the #Kintyre peninsula.

"These are #MossyEarth's #WilderFirths project (based around the Black Isle), Kintyre Coastal Network's East Kintyre Biosphere, Wester Ross Fisheries Trust's seagrass planting project and Restoring Shetland's Marlie Meadows - a project by the University of the #Highlands and Islands.

"Seagrass is home to a vast number of species, and is a food source for many others.

"It can purify water and slow down waves, protecting coastal areas from flooding as a result.

"The plant also takes in #CO2, making it useful in tackling #ClimateChange.

"The partnership said Scottish seas are a special place for marine habitats like seagrass, with the country's coasts stretching 18,000km (11,185 miles) and containing 8,000 species or more."

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A patch of seagrass under water on a white bed of sand.
bbc.comSeagrass: £2.4m project launched to restore 'wonder plant' to Scotland's coastsMuch of Britain's seagrass beds have been lost but the project aims to plant 14 hectares over three years.
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R to @euenvironment: Explore the data on this critical challenge in our indicator: eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indi

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Explore the data on this critical challenge in our indicator: eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/in…

#EEAIndicator #Oceans #ClimateChange #MarineEnvironment
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www.eea.europa.euEuropean sea surface temperatureAll European seas have warmed considerably since 1870 and particularly since the late 1970s, with recent years been among the warmest on record. According to climate projections, sea surface temperature in European seas are expected to increase another 2-6°C by 2100 under the high emissions scenario. The frequency and magnitude of marine heatwaves have increased significantly both globally and in European seas. This is projected to continue, with increasing impacts on climate and ecosystems expected.
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Peter Riley

“all at last return to the sea––to Oceanus, the ocean river, like the ever-flowing stream of time, the beginning and the end.” Rachel Carson The Sea Around Us (1951)
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Rachel Carson CouncilRachel Carson and the Ocean - Rachel Carson CouncilAmericans remember Rachel Carson most for her groundbreaking book, Silent Spring, which led to the ban of the pesticide DDT and other toxic chemicals. Her work helped save Bald Eagles, Ospreys, Peregrine Falcons and other species from the brink of extinction and sparked the modern environmental movement. In 1962, when Rachel Carson wrote evocatively in Silent Spring of a …
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