Britain's seagrass meadows were disappearing; a Scottish community transplanted mature shoots instead of seeds and achieved 97% survival
- Britain's seagrass meadows have suffered decades of decline, but a community-led project on Scotland's west coast is showing that restoring them may not always require starting from seeds.
- Seawilding, a Scottish marine restoration charity, has been experimenting with transplanting mature Zostera marina shoots from healthy donor meadows into areas where seagrass has been lost.
- The approach has produced striking early results at Loch Craignish in Argyll, including a 97% survival rate in a 2025 trial.
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- Britain's seagrass meadows have suffered decades of decline, but a community-led project on Scotland's west coast is showing that restoring them may not always require starting from seeds.
- Seawilding, a Scottish marine restoration charity, has been experimenting with transplanting mature Zostera marina shoots from healthy donor meadows into areas where seagrass has been lost.
- The approach has produced striking early results at Loch Craignish in Argyll, including a 97% survival rate in a 2025 trial.
Sources: Times of India