‘Inredibly enouraging’: healing the scars of traditional anchors in Dorset’s seagrass meadows
Photograph: Brad Wakefield/National TrustView image in fullscreenVolunteer divers at Studland Bay, Dorset. Photograph: Pete LightowlerThey are declining globally due to pressures including pollution, coastal development and the climate emergency. Other creatures spotted in the seagrass include conger eels, spider crabs and corkwing wrasse.Eco-moorings consist of a 2-metre helical screw, which is drilled securely into the seabed.
- ▪Photograph: Brad Wakefield/National TrustView image in fullscreenVolunteer divers at Studland Bay, Dorset.
- ▪Photograph: Pete LightowlerThey are declining globally due to pressures including pollution, coastal development and the climate emergency.
- ▪Other creatures spotted in the seagrass include conger eels, spider crabs and corkwing wrasse.Eco-moorings consist of a 2-metre helical screw, which is drilled securely into the seabed.
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Volunteer divers at Studland Bay, Dorset. Photograph: Brad Wakefield/National TrustView image in fullscreenVolunteer divers at Studland Bay, Dorset. Photograph: Brad Wakefield/National TrustMarine life‘Inredibly enouraging’: healing the scars of traditional anchors in Dorset’s seagrass meadowsEco-moorings help to restore seagrass in just five years, boosting sealife such as seahorses, eels and crabsSteven MorrisMon 21 Sep 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 07.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleOne of the UK’s most precious underwater habitats – Dorset’s seagrass meadows – is recovering thanks to “eco moorings” designed to prevent the seabed being ripped up, a study has revealed.Scars caused by traditional anchors in some areas of seagrass in Studland Bay have almost…
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