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Seagrass Meadows
Agios Ioannis Detis Bay, Greece
Driving Factors and Motivations
In the absence of effective anchoring management measures, the high volume of recreational vessels during peak tourist season has resulted in limited and degraded seagrass presence.
Despite this pressure, existing meadows show promising signs of natural recovery and areas of dead matte provide suitable substrate for transplantation efforts.
Aims of restoration efforts: Promote natural recovery and find optimal timelines and workflows for effective restoration actions.
Objective
Contribute to regenerating an area where P. oceanica meadows have been lost due to anthropogenic pressures.
Implementation
1)
Utilise habitat mapping and site assessment to identify optimal transplantation areas.
2)
Collect P.oceanica from a healthy donor meadow.
3)
Conduct pilot trials to test and refine methodologies.
4)
Tag plots for monitoring.
5)
Complete final-scale implementation with positive results from pilot studies.