Solent Seascape Project

Nice to get our oyster spat collectors out in Chichester Harbour, Langstone Harbour and the River Hamble. Just in time to build up a biofilm before the spawning season kicks off. We will see how our existing (and potential) native oyster reef sites do against our control sites where we haven't put any oysters...watch this space...in about 6 months time 😅 👶🦪 Solent Seascape Project Thank you to all the Harbour Authorities that helped us get them in the water! Chichester Harbour Conservancy Langstone Harbour Board River Hamble Harbour Authority

Over recent centuries, we have lost huge amounts of habitats; including up to 50 per cent of seagrass meadows, 85 per cent of saltmarsh habitats and 95 per cent of native oyster reefs. 🌊 To combat this, we must actively restore these marine ecosystems to their former abundance.🌱 Marine licensing is crucial to permitting activity on the seabed, such as planting seagrass or restoring oyster reefs, whilst protecting the environment and human health. Seascape restoration projects currently face a lengthy, complex, and costly marine licensing process.  We must reform the licensing process to enable quick recovery of our coastal seas. 🐠 Vote for the ocean! #SeastheDay Solent Seascape Project https://lnkd.in/e5cd5eB8

I had the most amazing time yesterday volunteering with the Solent Seascape Project and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust at the #FOCAS festival at the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary on the Isle of Wight 💙 We spent the day chatting about the work done by #solentseascapeproject and HIWWT, including the importance of the Solent’s restoration projects with #seagrass, #saltmarsh, #seabirdhabitats and #oysterreefs ! 🦪🌱 We had a display of local solent marine specimens, to show and chat to families about. As well as a mystery box game which kids absolutely loved! This was such a positive experience for me, I was really inspired by the enthusiasm of all the kids who are so knowledgeable already! It makes me so happy to have been able to meet them and contribute a little to their local marine knowledge. Thank you so much to Solent Seascape Project , Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust & Wildheart Animal Sanctuary for such a fab day!!

Yesterday we hosted the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme Oversight Panel along with Solent Seascape Project on our solar-powered boat. The purpose of the trip was to talk about seascape restoration, within Chichester Harbour and the Solent. Despite the wet and windy conditions, we had interesting and informative discussions about the challenges and opportunities of restoring saltmarsh and other coastal ecosystems. #solentseascape #naturerestoration #saltmarsh #endangeredlandscapes

We are pleased to share the new Solent Seascape Project website 🎉    If you have been interested in learning more about our project or volunteering with us, head to our website and join our journey over the next few years as we work with our partners and community to restore the Solent's seascape to health. 🌊   Dive into our new website 👉 https://lnkd.in/ep6kjeNc  #newwebsite #websitelaunch #generationrestoration #solentseascape Blue Marine Foundation, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, University of Portsmouth, Coastal Partners, Environment Agency, Project Seagrass, RSPB, Chichester Harbour Conservancy, Hutch Agency

Happy World Wetland Day! Did you know that wetlands support human wellbeing in a variety of ways? Even though wetlands cover less than 6 percent of the Earth’s land surface, 40 per cent of all plant and animal species live in these remarkable habitats. We are working with our partners to restore the Solent’s wetlands. Make sure to follow Solent Seascape Project to learn more about our ongoing work to enable wildlife in the Solent to thrive! 🌎 #WorldWetlandDay #wetlands #GenerationRestoration #Restoration #marineconservation, #solent Blue Marine Foundation, Chichester Harbour Conservancy

Did you know that we are working to bring the once abundant native oyster back from the brink in the Solent with the University of Portsmouth? But how do we re-build the oysters home to enable us to deploy over 14,000 oysters? Find out in our new film here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTSnfZdY Make sure to follow Solent Seascape Project for the latest project updates! 🎥 - Matt Jarvis University of Portsmouth #SolentSeascapeProject #Solent #Restoration #MarineConservation

Back in February, Solent Seascape Project partners CHaPRoN undertook a trial method to restore saltmarsh habitat at Itchenor in Chichester Harbour. Using an innovative piece of technology called a “saltmarsh restoration dragbox” the team moved sediment from the entrance channel of Chichester Marina onto the foreshore at Itchenor, carefully placing it on the shore at the perfect height for saltmarsh colonisation. The team have been monitoring the site ever since, looking for changes, and we are super excited to report that the first saltmarsh plant shoots are beginning to spring up! This shoot is a pioneering saltmarsh plant species called Salicornia europaea, or Common Glasswort. We hope to see many more as time goes on 🌱 Check out the link in our bio to watch a film about how the saltmarsh restoration took place, and follow Solent Seascape Project to keep updated on our restoration work in the Solent! 👈 Chichester Harbour Conservancy Blue Marine Foundation LAND AND WATER GROUP LIMITED #SolentSeascapeProject #MarineConservation #Conservation #SolentSeascape #Solent #GenerationRestoration #OceanDecade #Restoration #EndangeredLandscapesProgramme

It’s a new beginning for saltmarsh habitats in the Solent. Earlier this year, The Solent Seascape Project team started to rebuild saltmarsh habitat, using pioneering engineering technology. 👀 With our project partners CHaPRoN (Chichester Harbour Conservancy) we worked against the tide and prepared a new site for saltmarsh restoration.  But what does restoration look like, and will this trial work? 👉 Find out in our new film: https://lnkd.in/em_XX5hE 🎥 - Matt Jarvis      #SolentSeascape #GenerationRestoration #MarineConservation #Conservation #Restoration #Solent #OceanDecade