IN ACTION


Achievements so far:


• Eight hectares of subtidal seagrass planted – the


˘ˤ˨˜˩˔˘˧ ˙ ʤʤ ˙˧˕˔ ˣ˜˧˖˛˘˦


• ˂˩˘˥ 4,800 ˖˛˜˗˥˘ ˜˩˩˘˗ ˜ ˨˧˗˥ ˘˩˘˧˦ ˔˗ ˘˗˨˖˔˧˜ programmes


• Up to2,000m2 of seagrass habitat protected following


˜˦˧˔˔˧˜ ˙ ʤ ˔˗˩˔˖˘˗ mooring systems (AMS)


Saving seagrass Environment


Project helped to change boater’s mindset S


˜˖˘ ʽ˨ ʥʣʤ Ѓ˩˘ Marine Protected Areas on the south ˖˔˦˧ ˙ ʸ˚˔˗ ˛˔˩˘


been part of a project to protect and restore seagrass and hard seaweed beds of maerl. Seagrass meadows stabilise the seabed, clean the water and absorb carbon, helping to ˣ˥˘˩˘˧ ˖˜ˠ˔˧˘ ˖˛˔˚˘ʡ ʵ˨˧ ˗˨˘ to how easy it is to damage and ˛ ˦ ˜˧ ˜˦ ˧ ˥˘˖˩˘˥ seagrass meadows are a critically endangered habitat. ˂˩˘˥ Ѓ˩˘ ˘˔˥˦ ˧˛˘ ʿʼʹʸ


Recreation ReMEDIES (Reducing and Mitigating Erosion and Disturbance Impacts affecting the Seabed) Project gathered ˘˩˜˗˘˖˘ ˔˗ ˗˘˩˘ˣ˘˗ strategies to protect Special ˔˥˘˔˦ ˙ ʶ˦˘˥˩˔˧˜ ˜ ˧˛˘ ʼ˦˘˦ ˙ ˆ˖˜ ʹ˔ ˔˗ ʻ˘˙˥˗ ˥˜˩˘˥˦ ˃ˠ˨˧˛ ˆ˨˗ ˔˗ estuaries, Solent Maritime and Essex Estuaries. Now that the


42 rya.org.uk WINTER 2024


ˣ˥˘˖˧ ˜˦ ˖˦˘˗ ˧˛˘ ˕˘˘Ѓ˧˦ can be replicated across the UK and Europe. ʾ˔˧˘ ʹ˥˧˔ˠ ˇ˛˘ ˝˥˘˘ ʵ˨˘


Campaigns Manager at the RYA, said, ‘An important part of the project’s success has been the work to engage and change the ˕˘˛˔˩˜˨˥ ˙ ˥˘˖˥˘˔˧˜˔ ˕˔˧ users. I’m incredibly proud of the ˘˙˙˥˧˦ ˘˗ ˕ ˇ˛˘ ˝˥˘˘ ʵ˨˘ ˜ inspiring and enabling the boating community to anchor more sustainably.’ ʶʠ˙˨˗˘˗ ˕ ˧˛˘ ʸˈ ʿʼʹʸ


programme and led by Natural ʸ˚˔˗ ˧˛˘ ˥˞ ˔˦ ˗˘˜˩˘˥˘˗ ˜ ˣ˔˥˧˘˥˦˛˜ˣ ˜˧˛ ˇ˛˘ ˝˥˘˘ ʵ˨˘ ˃ˠ˨˧˛ ʶ˜˧ ʶ˨˖˜ ˧˛˘ ˀ˔˥˜˘ ʶ˦˘˥˩˔˧˜ ˆ˖˜˘˧ ˧˛˘ ˂˖˘˔ ʶ˦˘˥˩˔˧˜ ˇ˥˨˦˧ ˔˗ the Tamar Estuaries


ʶ˦˨˧˔˧˜˩˘ ʹ˥˨ˠʡ ˅˘ˀʸʷʼʸˆ ˛˔˦ ˜˗˘˧˜Ѓ˘˗ ˔˥˘˔˦ ˙˥


future research and outlined legacy work, all of which is available at saveourseabed.co.uk


• Three ˩˨˧˔˥ ʠ˔˖˛˥ zones established, protecting around 47 hectares of seagrass


• ˂˩˘˥ 5,500 copies of The Green Guide to Anchoring and Moorings downloaded or distributed so far


• ʵ˔˧˘˥˦ ˥˘ˣ˥˧˜˚ ˧˛˘ ˘˩˘˥ anchored in seagrass’ up from


17% in 2021 to 41% in 2024


• More boaters using AMS, from 5% in 2021 to 22% in 2024


• ʹ˘˘˥ ˕˔˧˦ ˔˖˛˥˜˚ ˜ ˦˘˔˚˥˔˦˦ ˔˧ ˂˦˕˥˘ ʵ˔ down from 43% in 2023 to 21% in 2024


Photos: Lewis Jefferies/Alamy/Caitlin Napleton


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