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Restoring coastal ecosystems through hands-on research and community engagement. Profile and Cover photo credit: Gwyn Carmean & Dr Romain Chaput
π±Spring is blooming in the meadows! π±
Our #RestoreTheMeadows team has been busy finding #seagrass flowers and gearing up for the season. With summer approaching, weβre excited to continue restoring these vital underwater meadows ππ
#SeagrassRestoration #MarineRestoration #CawthronInstitute
Seagrass meadows are an essential part of healthy coastal ecosystems. They filter water, stabilise sediment, support marine life, and store carbon. Understanding when and where seagrass flowers is a crucial first step to restoring seagrass meadows. Anyone can record flowering data, no matter where you are based in New Zealand. By inputting your observations into our new app, weβll be able to identify the best times to collect seeds, understand regional patterns, and support sustainable restoration efforts nationwide. #restorethemeadows #seagrassrestoration #seagrass #marinerestoration #marineconservation #Aotearoa #MarineScience #CawthronInstitute
Exciting news for seagrass lovers! As part of Cawthron's Restore the Meadows seagrass restoration programme, weβve launched the Aotearoa Seagrass Flower Survey database β a national hub for recording seagrass flowering data.
seagrassflowerdatabase.cawthron.org.nz
www.cawthron.org.nz/research/our...
Big news for #RestoreTheMeadows! ππΏ Weβre partnering with the Clare Foundation for Phase 2, with renewed support from Port Nelson, OneFortyOne & Friends of Nelson Haven and Tasman Bay. This 3-year funding will help us refine techniques for growing & planting #seagrass. π±π #MarineRestoration
16.10.2025 02:24 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1π£ Call for Papers! π£
The #NZ Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research invites submissions for a Special Issue: "Hua te wai ora | Insights from aquatic ecosystem restoration."
Details here: www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/nzjmfr-...
#CallForPapers #AquaticRestoration #MarineScience #FreshwaterScience
Behind the scenes of marine science! Before we can do the cool science, we have to do the safe science. π€
To get our mussel restoration experiment in the water, we first need to make sure no one runs into it or hooks it with fishing gear! #ShARPlatform #Restoration #Fieldwork #Aotearoa #Mussels
How do you build a home for a baby mussel? π (cont)
This gives them a safe surface to attach to and a place to live while they grow.
The units then stay at the restoration sites, acting as a nursery until the mussels are all grown up!
#ShARPlatform #GoodNews #Ocean #Restoration #Aotearoa
How do you build a home for a baby mussel? π We're working on a cool new project to find out!
We're investigating a new way to restore mussel beds by seeding baby mussels onto small artificial reef units.
#ShARPlatform #BES #MarineScience #Mussels #GoodNews #Ocean #Restoration #Aotearoa
