#SMMRConf24 speaker spotlights! 🌱

Obsessed with all things #BlueCarbon ? Check out this thread of expert talks at our Annual Conference:

Danny Campbell of University of Stirling examines how the condition of seagrass impacts the appeal of coastal areas in Great Britain for recreation. (1/5)

It was great to see members at our Core Forum Online Meeting today. Speakers discussed #saltmarshes , coastal carbon, updates from the UK #BlueCarbon Evidence Partnership, and more! Thank you for joining.

.CumbriaWildlifeTrust is restoring a huge #seagrass meadow in South Cumbria as part of the global effort to fight #ClimateChange . Cumbria Wildlife Trust stated that Morecambe Bay has lost 70% of these important #BlueCarbon habitats over the last century. loom.ly/kQ3zczg

Areas of the #ocean floor store huge quantities of #BlueCarbon , making this part of the marine world essential in the fight against #ClimateChange . Read what work the UN Ocean Decade is undertaking in order to protect the seafloor ➡️ loom.ly/NeG6Ick

A consortium of hydroacoustic tech firms have secured funding from @DefraGovUk for phase two of its biodiversity monitoring project. The team aims to investigate more efficient alternatives to current sonar-based methods used to monitor #seagrass meadows. loom.ly/y31AeFg

A new 'from-scratch' #seagrass meadow in the Tees Estuary is thought to be the only project in the #UK restoring seagrass in this way. It is hoped it will help with coastal resilience, restore habitats and could help lock carbon in the estuary's sediment. loom.ly/hnNfjmY

How do narratives and ideographs, innovation styles, and community co-impacts shape the deployment of #BlueCarbon management?

A new paper in Environmental Science & Policy tackles this very question. Read more here 👉 loom.ly/b3tU22k

Restoring #Britain 's #seagrass meadows could boost #NetZero efforts, but seagrass faces a range of pressures across the UK. With 34% of the country's meadows in a poor condition, change is needed to protect this #BlueCarbon habitat. 👉 loom.ly/B9JH2NY

A new UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology study suggests carbon credits could help enable the restoration of #UK #saltmarshes . The independent study found a UK-wide carbon credit scheme would provide a pipeline for investment into restoration projects. loom.ly/ele9smU

A £2 million funding boost from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks will support the restoration of #seagrass meadows, an important #BlueCarbon habitat, along #Scotland 's coastline. This donation marks the largest-ever single donation to marine enhancement in Scotland. loom.ly/F9ul0-s

Passionate about marine habitat restoration?

Ulster Wildlife is looking for a talented individual to support the development and delivery of an NI #BlueCarbon Action Plan.

Apply here 👉 loom.ly/iONAfLI

Are you interested in coastal restoration science, practice, and #policy ?

Ocean & Coastal Futures (OCF)'s #ReMeMaRe2024 is returning for another year, providing a day & a half of inspiring talks & networking opportunities, bringing together government, eNGOs and industry. 👉 loom.ly/vPfXxBI

Funding from @RewildlingB will allow Sussex Bay to move forward with ambitious plans that could see #kelp , #oyster beds, and #saltmarsh , all important #BlueCarbon habitats, reintroduced along the Sussex Coastline. Read more here 👇 loom.ly/6F6T4eU

.Blue Marine Foundation, Surfers Against Sewage and Project Seagrass have released a report detailing the relationship between #seagrass and water quality across the British Isles. Read more about how this pertinent issue is affecting one of our key #BlueCarbon habitats. 👉 loom.ly/aOV3bP4

Researchers from Natural Capital Sol & University of Exeter, as part of Natural Capital Project, have discovered a vast area of maerl equivalent in size to 900 rugby pitches. This rare and ancient seaweed forms an important #BlueCarbon habitat. More here 👇loom.ly/k4_Z2f0

.Prof Ana M Queiros of Plymouth Marine Lab sheds light on the secrets of the #Orkney #kelp forests, and the work underway to investigate how this important habitat moves #carbon from the #ocean to the #seafloor . Read more here 👇 loom.ly/rm-kFBM

New #research into #saltmarsh #BlueCarbon dynamics!

A study in ASLO shares novel insights from the radiocarbon content of saltmarsh soils and their CO². Read more here 👉 loom.ly/0m1-M-w

Alex Houston

Why is marine mud important?

Dr Lara Howe and Dr Peter Duncan take a deep-dive into the world of the Western Irish Sea Mud-Belt, its importance as a habitat for marine life, and its significance as a #BlueCarbon store. Read more here: loom.ly/wo2TRgI

Happy #WorldSeagrassDay !

Thank you to all who contribute to the #seagrass research discussed in our Forum & beyond!

New research in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA)) investigates #saltmarsh #BlueCarbon accumulation rates in northern England, highlighting that unvegetated tidal flats may play an underappreciated role as blue carbon stores. 👉 loom.ly/qee0qSQ