17 Nov 2020
Thanks to Jean Luc Solandt for telling me about this. This European Native Oyster Habitat Restoration Handbook aims to provide foundational and practical guidance on the restoration and conservation of native oysters (Ostrea edulis) and native oyster habitat across the UK and Ireland. The guidance outlined throughout the Handbook is also of relevance to projects […]
04 Feb 2020
Natural England The future of England’s most important underwater habitats have today (29 January) received an important boost after a marine restoration project received £2.5 million funding. The LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES project, led by Natural England, will protect seagrass meadows – a critically endangered EU red listed habitat which are easily damaged and slow to […]
15 Sep 2019
An estimated 92% of the UK seagrass beds have been lost in the last century. This summer seeds were collected from existing meadows around the British Isles by a group of volunteers led by Swansea University. They have been sorted and are being prepared to be planted this winter in Dale Bay, Pembrokeshire. Historically this […]
06 Aug 2019
Dynamic Dunescapes is a fantastic new project to restore sand dunes across England and Wales for the benefit of people, communities and wildlife. Picnics in a sheltered hollow, hide and seek… sand dunes are a familiar and natural playground. Less well known is their role as a sanctuary for endangered plants and animals like the […]
05 Feb 2019
Defra ‘World Wetlands Day (02 February), is a timely reminder of how paramount wetlands conservation is in our fight against climate change and the risk of natural disasters. Organised by the Ramsar Convention, a treaty bringing together 170 countries committed to conserving these precious habitats, World Wetlands Day is a chance to raise the public […]
05 Feb 2018
To coincide with World Wetlands Day, ABPmer has unveiled its recently redesigned coastal habitat creation and restoration website, OMREG (Online Marine Register) (www.omreg.net) OMREG is an online searchable database of implemented coastal habitat creation and restoration schemes mainly in North West Europe but increasingly further afield. Each scheme entry includes the what, why, where and […]
03 Nov 2017
In November 2016 we hosted a national conference that considered the beneficial use of dredged sediment for habitat restoration or creation. At that event it was highlighted that one of the several barriers to implementing such ‘recharge’ schemes is that they often incur extra costs when compared with standard practices for dredge material disposal. Furthermore, […]
30 Aug 2017
Blue marine Foundation – Simon Harding Oyster restoration in the United States is decades ahead of Europe and much better funded, with significant funds coming from the government including the military, a BLUE fact-finding trip to the east and west coasts has shown. A small team of budding oyster restoration practitioners from Europe, the United […]
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