‘Inredibly enouraging’: healing the scars of traditional anchors in Dorset’s seagrass meadows
A study in Dorset, UK, shows that eco-moorings are successfully restoring seagrass meadows by preventing anchor damage. The recovery of these habitats is boosting local marine life, including seahorses and other species.
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Seagrass restoration is a critical component of climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation, providing a model for other coastal regions.
Volunteer divers at Studland Bay, Dorset. Photograph: Brad Wakefield/National Trust Volunteer divers at Studland Bay, Dorset. Photograph: Brad Wakefield/National Trust Marine life ‘Incredibly encouraging’: healing the scars of traditional anchors in Dorset’s seagrass meadows Eco-moorings help to restore seagrass in just five years, boosting sealife such as seahorses, eels and crabs
Prefer the Guardian on Google One of the UK’s most precious underwater habitats – Dorset’s seagrass meadows – is recovering thanks to “eco moorings” designed to prevent the seabed being ripped up, a study has revealed.
Scars caused by traditional anchors in some areas of seagrass in Studland Bay have almost entirely vanished, which is boosting the number of seahorses that thrive in the submerged meadows.
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