#SaveOurSeabed
#SaveOurSeabed
The #SaveOurSeabed campaign was launched in July 2020 as part of a four year project led by Natural England known as the LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES Project. This exciting project aims to protect, restore and reduce recreational pressures on sensitive seabed habitats like seagrass and maerl within UK waters.
On a healthy seabed, vital habitats like seagrass can flourish, providing nursery grounds for young fish - including many commercially important species such as pollock, plaice and herring – offering food and shelter for protected creatures, helping to reduce coastal erosion, cleaning surrounding seawater, and capturing and storing carbon.
The Green Blue and Royal Yachting Association (RYA) have partnered on this project with Natural England and other organisations including the Marine Conservation Society, Ocean Conservation Trust, Plymouth City Council, and the Tamar Estuaries Consultative Forum.
Together we have been highlighting the importance of and how boat users can play a vital role in helping to protect these sensitive seabed habitats through the delivery of awareness talks, webinars and at boating events as well as developing guidance and signage indicating the location of seagrass beds so boat users can identify areas where they should avoid anchoring where possible.
How can you support the #SaveOurSeabed campaign?
- Download or request a hard copy of The Green Guide to Anchoring and Moorings
- Visit our Anchoring & Mooring With Care info and guidance webpage.
- Find out where seagrass beds are located by visiting Natural England’s National Seagrass Maps
- Request a #SaveOurSeabed talk for your boating/sailing club members by contacting us.
- Follow and engage with #SaveOurSeabed on social media to help raise awareness.