What is Seawilding's new seagrass restoration method?

Seawilding uses translocated seagrass shoots transferred from donor meadows to ideal locations, achieving a 97% survival rate.

How much seagrass has Seawilding restored?

In five months, Seawilding has restored 0.3 hectares of seagrass, significantly increasing seabed coverage.

Why is seagrass important for the ocean?

Seagrass is called the 'lungs of the ocean' for releasing oxygen, acts as a carbon sink, and provides habitat and food for marine life.

Home / Environment / Ocean's Lungs Revived: Innovative Seagrass Project Succeeds

Ocean's Lungs Revived: Innovative Seagrass Project Succeeds

17 Dec

•

Summary

Seagrass restoration project increases seabed coverage from 10% to 70%.
New technique uses translocated seagrass shoots, achieving 97% survival.
Charity restored 0.3 hectares, nearing natural UK levels in five months.

Ocean's Lungs Revived: Innovative Seagrass Project Succeeds

Seagrass restoration efforts in Scotland have reached a new milestone, with the charity Seawilding reporting significant success in revitalizing marine habitats. Utilizing a novel approach launched in 2024, scientists are now able to boost seabed coverage in their project zones from a mere 10% to an impressive 70%, maintaining an exceptional 97% survival rate for the transplanted seagrass.

This advanced technique bypasses the challenges of seed planting by employing translocated seagrass shoots. Since its inception, Seawilding has successfully cultivated an additional 0.3 hectares of seagrass, rapidly approaching natural levels observed across the UK within a five-month period. This achievement marks one of the most successful seagrass habitat restoration projects in the nation's history.