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We are recruiting for a Project Support Officer: Stakeholder Engagement (Maternity Cover). Deadline: Friday 10th January Salary: £21,000 Location: Project Seagrass HQ, Bridgend Applications: 2 page CV and 2 page cover letter to emma.p@projectseagrass.org Informal Enquiries: leanne@projectseagrass.org For the full job description and how to apply, visit our Careers page: https://lnkd.in/drwFJTjK 📸 Lewis M Jefferies

Today's #SeagrassSpotter is from Greece! 🌱 This photo of Cymodocea nodosa was taken by Dimitris. To explore more sightings visit #SeagrassSpotter and join the growing community mapping the world's seagrass 👉 https://ow.ly/VwjX50Unjfq #seagrass #SeagrassSpotter #citizenscience #conservation #marineconservation #environment

Solent Seagrass 2024: A year in review 🌱 As we move forwards to a new year in 2025 its important to reflect on efforts, achievements and lessons learnt in the year gone by and some reflections for 2024 | Project Seagrass | Swansea University 📌In January we began the Solent Seascape Project - a UN decade recognised holistic seascape project, active restoration of Zostera marina, planting 0.5 ha of our 3.5 ha target. 📌Witnessing significant success through germination, growth and survival of seed-based (132k seeds planted) and transplant (2160 plants planted) methodologies subtidally and intertidally - a particular personal highlight! 📌Continuation of our WWF-UK seagrass planting methodology project demonstrating success now 2 years on from planting 📌Collaboration with Seacology, Blue Parameters and Warren Boats to install Advanced Mooring Systems, and using UAVs to map the seagrass meadow 📌101, 710k seagrass seeds harvested from Isle of Wight meadows currently overwintering in the Project Seagrass nursery, which will actively contribute to local restoration in 2025 📌Launched our Fragment Walks, an engagement and outreach initiative to facilitate, enhance and upscale local restoration practices. This year 8 fragment walks took place, planting 329 fragments over 17 m2 with the help of 214 volunteers.  📌Directly engaged with 839 volunteers - we couldn't do it without the generous help of local volunteers. 📌Presented externally to numerous workshops, conferences, panels and working groups with a particular highlight being at ISBW World Seagrass Association in Naples in May on the supporting and provisioning services of fisheries that seagrass meadows provides - #RESOW #SMMR 📌Undertaken 15 individual field campaigns - planting, monitoring and seed collections in The Solent and Isle of Wight and participated and contributed to 23 outreach and engagement events. 📌Harnessed new and continued professional relationships, collaborations and partnerships with some amazing folk, and by no means exhaustive, a special thank to all who have worked with us this year Mermaid ~ Isle of Wight Distillery | Liz Earle Beauty Co. Limited | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust | The Green Blue | Royal Yachting Association (RYA) | Pineapple Island UK | ecoSUB Robotics | Arc Biodiversity & Climate Ltd | Deloitte | Ocean Conservation Trust| Aram Atkinson | Theo Vickers | Laura McConnell | Yachts For Science | Arksen Here's to 2025! Happy New Year!

As the last day of the year comes to a close, we’re looking back on 2024.....and what a year it has been for the Solent Seascape Project! Over the last 12 months, the partnership has continued to work hard protecting, restoring and connecting saltmarsh, seagrass meadows, seabird nesting sites and oyster beds across the Solent strait. We were even endorsed by the United Nations as an internationally important Ocean Decade Action for our work. None of this would have been possible without our partners, volunteers, supporters, funders and followers who have been so vital to our restoration efforts - thank you. We hope you all have a very happy New Year. Here’s to 2025 and everything we can achieve together for these important habitats. #HappyNewYear #2024 #2025 #SolentSeascapeProject Blue Marine Foundation Project Seagrass Natural England Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Chichester Harbour Conservancy RSPB Coastal Partners Environment Agency University of Portsmouth East Head Impact Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

Happy New Year from the team at Project Seagrass!

Happy Christmas from the team at Project Seagrass! 🎄⛄🌱 We'll be taking a break until the New Year when we'll be back to share more seagrass news, research, and project updates! 📸 Michiel Vos / Ocean Image Bank

Over 600 amazing #volunteers supported us out on fieldwork during 2024! 🎉 Visit our blog to read interviews with Bob and Neil where they share their experiences of #volunteering as part of the #SeagrassOceanRescue programme 👉 https://lnkd.in/esGQ36Zs

Explore some of the highlights from our Seagrass Nursery during 2024: 🌱 50,000 seagrass seeds were planted at the nursery during 2024. 🌱2,800 transplants grown at our seagrass nursery were planted out in the field. 🌱119 visitors joined us at the nursery to share knowledge, attend open days, and learn about our work. 🌱 1.2 million seeds stored from 2024 seed collections. 🌱200 seagrass seeds collected from plants grown at the nursery were planted at the nursery during 2024. 🌱97 flowering shoots. 🌱 Of the 200 seeds, 70% successfully germinated. 🌱 Over 1,200 seagrass seeds were produced during 2024 by plants growing at our seagrass nursery. 🌱 7,000 seagrass plants are currently growing at the nursery.

Seagrass Network Cymru is seeking a Project Manager! 🌱 Deadline: Sunday 19th January 2025 Salary: £42,000 Contract: Fixed term - 15 months Location: Project Seagrass HQ, Bridgend (with regular travel required across Wales including some hot desking at Seagrass Network Cymru member organisations) Applications: 2 page CV and 2 page cover letter to emma.p@projectseagrass.org Informal Enquiries: leanne@projectseagrass.org For the full job description and how to apply, visit the Careers page on the Project Seagrass website: https://ow.ly/ct8R50UuOri Seagrass Network Cymru (SNC) is a collaborative platform that provides a unified voice to secure a future for seagrass in Wales. 🌱 The SNC is a network of organisations and individuals with an interest in seagrass protection and restoration in Wales and comprises of NGOs, academics, Government and management agencies, and the private sector. In 2024, SNC developed the National Seagrass Action Plan (NSAP). The NSAP outlines actions to be taken over the next 5 years to achieve a vision where Welsh seagrass meadows are supporting marine biodiversity, vibrant communities, a sustainable economy, and making a valuable contribution to the climate emergency response. In the first 15 months, the NSAP Project Manager will work with SNC partners to translate the NSAP into an implementable plan with a strong governance framework. They will also deliver secretariat duties for the continued operation of SNC and support the development of a financing model to generate further external funding to deliver on actions specified within the plan. This role will sit initially within SNC member organisation, Project Seagrass, but in line with the long-term vision of the plan, the role will collaborate and coordinate across network member organisations and beyond. It is anticipated that a strengthened, robust NSAP, endorsed by government, will catalyse further investment to scale up the work required beyond this first 15 months.