Good news for seagrass, and wider marine diversity…

Active pollution reduction in Marseille has resulted in passive recovery of the nearby #seagrass beds

Give nature space & time, and she will heal herself

#GenerationRestoration 🌰

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Marseille cut marine pollution—and #Posidonia #seagrass recovered naturally.

A clear success of passive restoration: reduce pressures, and ecosystems can heal.

#Restoration #Conservation #Mediterranean 🌍🌐🧪

Arribada and Seagrass Triple Their Kickstarter Goal Overnight Bitewing Games' two charming, travel-friendly board games about sea turtles and reef ecosystems blew past their $15,000 goal within hours, now over $46,000.

Arribada and Seagrass Triple Their Kickstarter Goal Overnight

#BoardGames #Arribada #Seagrass #Kickstarter #BiteWingGames #BackseatGamer

🚀 Mission: Moon 🌊 Mission: Mediterranean
🌕 #ArtemisII explores the Moon’s far side.
🌊 Med #seagrass meadows may be out of sight, but vital for climate & biodiversity.
🌱 At #Interreg Euro-MED #Artemis, we help restore them.
🌍 Because some of the most important discoveries are right here...on Earth.

Check out our thoughts on the latest @bitewinggames.bsky.social travel games: Arribada & Seagrass~

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15-month study of eelgrass beds off Geoje Island, Korea found 51 fish species - with strikingly different communities at sparse vs. dense sites. Habitat type and season both drove assemblage structure, tied to seagrass biomass and temperature: doi.org/10.3897/aiep...

#marinebiology #seagrass

‘Amazing’: how to grow a meadow in the sea Vibrant seagrass meadows once flourished around the UK but most have been destroyed. Now, communities and scientists are working to restore them

‘Up to 92% have been lost. Restoring them – and their water-cleaning, carbon-storing, coast-protecting benefits – is a colossal challenge’

#Seagrass #YnysMôn

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‘Amazing’: how to grow a meadow in the sea Vibrant seagrass meadows once flourished around the UK but most have been destroyed. Now, communities and scientists are working to restore them

‘Amazing’: how to grow a meadow in the sea

- Vibrant #seagrass meadows once flourished around the UK but most have been destroyed. Now, communities and scientists are working to restore them

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New Study Highlights Success in Open-Coast Seagrass Restoration New research led by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography is shining a spotlight on one of the ocean’s most overlooked habitats: seagrass.

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Ep. 10: Ocean currents create invisible barriers for marine forests on the move

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Yolanda Arjona shared case studies from restoration sites across the Dominican Republic, showing how local action is helping ecosystems recover and supporting nearby communities.

FUNDEMAR closed Day 1 with insights into their monitoring techniques for assessing #seagrass ecosystem health.

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Expand #MarineProtectedArea

Regulate & enforce #NoTakeZone, catch sizes, close seasons.

Special care for breeding & nursery habitats: #seagrass, #mangrove, #coral.

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Amazing 2.5 years #postdoc fellowships at ICM-CSIC in Barcelona to study #seagrass or other marine sciences topics related to our Research Hubs. Check the link! Deadline 12 April 2026

Meadows of the Sea by Michelle Schaub — Michelle Schaub Information about children’s author Michelle Schaub’s lyrical nonfiction picture book MEADOWS OF THE SEA, illustrated by Khoa Le and published by Sleeping Bear press about the wonders of sea grass…

Sea turtles need seagrass! Learn more about this vital ecosystem in Meadows of the Sea, out April 15th. Preorder ready: www.michelleschaub.com/meadows @scbwi.bsky.social
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Evidencing the role of seagrass meadows on nutrients and POM interception from shrimp ponds in a Mudflat-Seagrass-Coral Reef continuum through stable isotopes Coastal aquaculture supports livelihoods in tropical developing countries and contributes substantially to regional food security, often in areas wher…

"Seagrass meadows buffer inputs from coastal aquaculture, reducing anthropogenic pressure on more vulnerable systems such as coral reefs”.

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Greece tests eco-moorings to protect Mediterranean Posidonia seagrass. by Akis Tatsis — Euronews

Greece tests eco-moorings to protect Mediterranean Posidonia seagrass.

New anchoring systems designed to protect Posidonia seagrass meadows – one of the Mediterranean’s most important yet fragile marine ecosystems – are be…

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1/2 🇲🇻Maldives published 1st complete #NaturalCapitalAccounts for Laamu Atoll!

Compiled #OceanAccounts for #coral, #seagrass & #mangroves at Laamu's 12 inhabited islands—tracking extent, health, and economic contributions from 2017-2024.

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La Grèce se met à l'écomouillage pour protéger les herbiers des fonds marins Dans les fonds marins de la baie de Porto Rafti, près d'Athènes, Makis Sotiropoulos, bouteille d'oxygène sur le dos, enfonce une ancre écologique pour protéger les précieux herbiers de posidonie menac...

[6/6] Pour Vangelis Paravas du WWF Grèce et Maria Salomidi, la solution passe par un cadre légal et un réseau d’écomouillages à grande échelle. La protection des herbiers pourrait aussi soutenir un tourisme maritime durable et une nouvelle activité locale.
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Ocean accounting in the Maldives | Global Ocean Accounts Partnership Information on ocean accounting projects the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) is supporting in the Maldives

2/2 🤿 What did the #OceanAccounts for Laamu Atoll, Maldives reveal?

#Seagrass and #mangroves
🌿Sequester 3,485 Mt CO2/yr
💰Are worth MVR 10.66 million in avoided climate damages
❤️‍🩹 Provide key benefits to coastal communities

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1/2 🌿Celebrating #WorldSeagrassDay! How can #OceanAccounts support #seagrass management and conservation?

👏The Maldives has completed the first #NaturalCapitalAccounts for #seagrass at Laamu Atoll, spanning 2017-2024!

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The gentle breeze
Rustling the seagrass
The flowing air moves
The sand settles
Life at the beach

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Director and Principal Scientist, Audubon Everglades Research Station

Applications will be closing soon so please apply asap!

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Dear algo,

We’re trying to find our corner of ocean people here.🌊

Marine scientists
teachers
ocean educators
students
and anyone who loves learning about #coralreefs, #mangroveforests, and #seagrass meadows. 🪸

Wave in the replies so we can find you. 👋

Markeeta Sullivan: “We’ve got to restore seagrass meadows as they are the kidneys of the ocean” Markeeta is a passionate Gidarjil Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger and Research Officer who is based in Gladstone where she plays a vital role in running the world’s largest seagrass nursery.

"There are too many animals going extinct and we just shouldn't let it go that far. One way we can help is restoring seagrass meadows - the kidneys of the ocean." - Land & Sea Ranger Markeeta Sullivan

#seagrass #greatbarrierreef #caringforcountry