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Connecting governance and practice views on the barriers and solutions to scaled seagrass restoration in the UK

Ally Evans, Ellie Ford, Leanne Cullen-Unsworth

Marine Policy, Volume: 180, Start page: 106781

Swansea University Authors: Ally Evans, Ellie Ford, Leanne Cullen-Unsworth

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106781

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Seagrass restoration is rapidly gaining popularity in the UK. Increased public and political awareness of historic and ongoing declines, along with its value to people and planet, have inspired several restoration projects. However, there remain key bottlenecks in the seagrass restoration process pr...

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ISSN: 0308-597X 1872-9460
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2025
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description Seagrass restoration is rapidly gaining popularity in the UK. Increased public and political awareness of historic and ongoing declines, along with its value to people and planet, have inspired several restoration projects. However, there remain key bottlenecks in the seagrass restoration process preventing success at scales required to halt declines, let alone to increase habitat coverage. To improve restoration success collaboratively, it is important that those involved in the governance and practice of restoration have shared understanding of what those bottlenecks are and what can be done to overcome them. Here we present insight gathered through semi-structured interviews with individuals working in the governance of seagrass restoration and with practitioners involved in active restoration projects. We highlight the key perceived barriers and discuss potential solutions proposed by those who know the sector best. Some solutions are already happening or emerging in practice, while others remain ambitious ideas that will require strong political and social will, robust funding and time to realise. Now is the time to act to capitalise on the current momentum in the sector and put UK seagrass on a trajectory of net gain, rather than net loss.
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