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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Steven Morris

‘Incredibly encouraging’: healing the scars of traditional anchors in Dorset’s seagrass meadows

Volunteer divers with a camera swim near seagrass while searching for seahorses underwater
Volunteer divers at Studland Bay, Dorset. Photograph: Brad Wakefield/National Trust

One 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 entirely vanished, which is boosting the number of seahorses that thrive in the submerged meadows.

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