Britain has lost up to 92% of its historic seagrass meadows, but after scientists asked island residents to map old coastal memories, they discovered two hidden meadows and identified three priority sites for large-scale restoration

Seagrass meadows were once an important but largely unnoticed feature of British coastal waters, supporting fisheries, storing carbon and helping stabilize the seabed. However, up to 92 percent of Britain’s seagrass has been lost over time, as noted in research used in a study recently published in Ambio by Springer Nature .

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