Seagrass species spotlight: green sea turtle
Green Turtles are not named based on their external shell colour which is usually a dappled brown shade. They are called green turtles because their fat under their skin is green from the large quantities of plant matter that they consume.
Read MoreOne week in the Solent
Spring finally felt like it had sprung last week as myself and a number of the ReMEDIES partnership headed down to Hampshire to plant the first of four hectares of seagrass in the Solent Restoration site.
Read MoreSpring seagrass planting is underway
Our wonderful volunteers are back in action packing seagrass seed bags for our springtime planting effort.
Read MoreSpring into action for seagrass
Snowdrops are emerging at our re-wilding site on Wembury recreation ground where we partnered Parklife Southwest last Autumn. It reminds us that spring is on its way – an exciting time of renewal and growth. In our seagrass lab at the National Marine Aquarium, our seedlings are growing well. Growth is also happening on our…
Read MoreLife in the lab
Our new seagrass cultivation officer, Amelia Newman based at Ocean Conservation Trust, has just finished preparing the seagrass lab at the National Marine Aquarium ready for the next stage of our restoration work… It’s a busy time in the lab as we care for more than 3 million seagrass seeds that will be used in…
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