Seagrass Nursery News - Project Seagrass
Catch up with the latest news from the Seagrass Nursery. The team have been busy with summer seed collections and a visit from our local MP.| Project Seagrass
July 2025 Emily Yates, Seagrass Nursery Lead Introduction It’s that time of year when the sun is shining and seagrass meadows around the UK are filled with flowering shoots, laden with maturing seeds. Much of July has been dominated by seagrass seed collection fieldwork and preparing for the seeds to be processed in our purpose-built systems at Project Seagrass HQ. We’ve also been fortunate to have a very special visitor down to see the work happening at the site. Global Seagrass Nursery ...| Project Seagrass
Last month marked the opening of a newly constructed laboratory facility at Project Seagrass’ headquarters in Bridgend, South Wales. Project Seagrass CEO Leanne Cullen-Unsworth said: “We’re delighted to be able to launch this fantastic new facility within our existing working space in Bridgend. Thanks to generous support from funders who share our core values, volunteers who supported the build, and a committed and passionate core team, we now have a functional in-house lab space that w...| Project Seagrass
Catch up with the latest news from the Seagrass Nursery. The team have been busy with summer seed collections and a visit from our local MP.| Project Seagrass
We’re always looking for passionate individuals to join our committed team of Project Seagrass volunteers.| Project Seagrass
Project Seagrass celebrates opening of new Lab | Project Seagrass
Earlier this year, Project Seagrass welcomed Rhys Bowen to the team to support our work in North Wales as part of the Seagrass Ocean Rescue North Wales programme. This follows on from Rhys’ involvement in the programme during 2024 where we worked as one of the Marine Futures Interns at our Seagrass Ocean Rescue partner, the North Wales Wildlife Trust. Rhys splits his time between Proejct Seagrass and North Wales Wildlife Trust. In this blog article Rhys reflects on recent seagrass monitorin...| Project Seagrass
In a new blog series, our Conservation Trainee Abi David explores some of the amazing creatures that call seagrass meadows their home. Sea hares are odd looking creatures. They are mostly soft bodied but have a small internal shell, which separates them from their close relatives – sea slugs. The sea hare gets it name from the two rhinophores sticking out from the top of the head as they look like the ears of hares. However, these appendages aren’t used for hearing, but for taste and smel...| Project Seagrass
Project Seagrass is the only charity dedicated to advancing the conservation of seagrass through education, influence, research and action.| Project Seagrass
In our Q&A, Emma Butterworth shares her experiences of her internship with Project Seagrass and discusses what she has gone on to do next.| Project Seagrass
Scientists warn that the future of our oceans and climate goals depends on reconnecting the ecological threads that hold coastal habitats together. A new study, launched at the International Seascape Symposium II at ZSL (Zoological Society of London), and published to align with UN Ocean Decade Conference represents two years of work by an international team led by the University of Portsmouth, with support from ZSL and University of Edinburgh. It delivers the most comprehensive report to dat...| Project Seagrass
In a new blog series, our Conservation Trainee Abi David explores some of the amazing creatures that call seagrass meadows their home. Cuttlefish are molluscs and join squid and octopuses in the Cephalopod family. Predominantly found in temperate and tropical areas, 120 species can be found around the world. Cuttlefish have an internal shell, known as the cuttlebone, which helps with buoyancy. By changing the gas to liquid ration, they can determine how much they float. Their diet generally c...| Project Seagrass
In this article, Project Seagrass CEO Dr Leanne Cullen-Unsworth reflects on the United Nations Ocean Conference: The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference, co-organized by Costa Rica and France was held in the coastal city of Nice, France from 9 to 13 June. Over 15,000 people participated, including 2,000 scientists and more than 60 world leaders. Discussions aimed to shine a light on the challenges of unlocking sustainable ocean investment and how to reinforce the role of marine science in po...| Project Seagrass
The BBNJ (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction) Treaty is critical for protecting and enhancing seagrass. Most of the world’s seagrass is within national jurisdictions; however, in some locations, such as the Saya De Malha Bank in the Indian Ocean, seagrass is located beyond any national jurisdiction. This means it’s not legally protected. Also referred to as the High Seas Treaty, the BBNJ Treaty may play a role in helping to protect such seagrass. Indirect Protection through Ocean H...| Project Seagrass
In our Q&A, Ellie Postlethwaite shares her experiences of her internship with Project Seagrass and discusses what she has gone on to do next.| Project Seagrass
Discover Project Seagrass's projects in the Temperate Northern Atlantic, working towards saving the world's seagrass meadows.| Project Seagrass
The seagrass is greener along Florida’s Nature Coast … figuratively, that is. A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series shows that seagrass ecosystems along the northern half of Florida’s Gulf Coast have remained relatively healthy and undisturbed for the last several thousand years. This is not the case for most other seagrass ecosystems the world over, nearly 30% of which have disappeared since 1879. An estimated 7% of seagrass beds were lost each year ...| Project Seagrass
An innovative cross-sector partnership between Project Seagrass, Blue Parameters, and WarrenBoats has enabled the installation of two Advanced Sustainable Mooring Systems (ASMS) at Seaview on the Isle of Wight, relieving pressure on the Island’s important seagrass habitats. Seagrass meadows play a critical role in keeping our oceans healthy and are important allies to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crises. Yet the current condition of seagrass in the UK is generally poor due to ...| Project Seagrass
For Volunteers' Week 2025, we spoke to Lindsey about her experiences of volunteering with Project Seagrass.| Project Seagrass
Every year, migratory birds embark on epic journeys—some spanning thousands of miles—between breeding and wintering grounds.| Project Seagrass
In our Q&A, Lowri O'Neill shares her experiences of her internship with Project Seagrass and discusses what she has gone on to do next.| Project Seagrass
If dugongs are to survive in Thailand’s waters, the loss of the seagrass meadows they inhabit must be reversed.| Project Seagrass
Project Seagrass is a marine conservation charity advancing the conservation of seagrass through education, influence, research and action| Project Seagrass
