Dana Clark

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the support of mana whenua and our amazing partners: Clare Foundation, OneFortyOne, Port Nelson, Friends of Nelson Haven and Tasman Bay, @waikatouniversity.bsky.social, Nelson City Council. We’re also grateful to all who have previously supported this project.

New year, new growth 🌱
The #RestoreTheMeadows team is kicking off new nursery experiments to optimise light conditions and sediment types for growing seagrass. Building on @Ellie Brettle’s PhD research, this is a key step toward scaling up seed-based restoration.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the support of mana whenua and our amazing partners: Clare Foundation, OneFortyOne, Port Nelson, Friends of Nelson Haven and Tasman Bay, @waikatouniversity.bsky.social, Nelson City Council. We’re also grateful to all who have previously supported this project.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the support of mana whenua and our amazing partners: Clare Foundation, OneFortyOne, Port Nelson, Friends of Nelson Haven and Tasman Bay, @waikatouniversity.bsky.social, Nelson City Council. We’re also grateful to all who have previously supported this project.

Season’s greetings from the #RestoreTheMeadows team 🌿

We’ve wrapped up seagrass flowering collection for the season, harvesting ~20,000 flowers. These will support experiments next year to optimise light & sediment conditions for growing seagrass.

Thanks to everyone who supported us this year 🌊

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the support of mana whenua and our amazing partners: Clare Foundation, OneFortyOne, Port Nelson, Friends of Nelson Haven and Tasman Bay, @waikatouniversity.bsky.social , Nelson City Council. We’re also grateful to all who have previously supported this project.

#RestoreTheMeadows spent Fri–Sat at Waimea Inlet with amazing volunteers from the Boathouse Society collecting seagrass flowers 🌿 Seeds from these will support nursery experiments. It takes many seeds, so we’re grateful for the help!

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the support of mana whenua and our amazing partners: Clare Foundation, OneFortyOne, Port Nelson, Friends of Nelson Haven and Tasman Bay, @waikatouniversity.bsky.social, Nelson City Council. We’re also grateful to all who have previously supported this project.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the support of mana whenua and our amazing partners: Clare Foundation, OneFortyOne, Port Nelson, Friends of Nelson Haven and Tasman Bay, @waikatouniversity.bsky.social, Nelson City Council. We’re also grateful to all who have previously supported this project.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the support of mana whenua and our amazing partners: Clare Foundation, OneFortyOne, Port Nelson, Friends of Nelson Haven and Tasman Bay, @waikatouniversity.bsky.social , Nelson City Council. We’re also grateful to all who have previously supported this project.

🌿 Our latest #RestoreTheMeadows update is out! Catch up on 8 months of seagrass restoration progress, new partnerships, and seedling breakthroughs at Cawthron.

👉 mailchi.mp/79994b350043...

#Seagrass #NewZealand #MarineRestoration #MarineConservation #SeagrassRestoration

NZJMFR Call for Papers: Special Issue on Fish and Fisheries of the Pacific Islands Small-scale fisheries across the Pacific are central to food security, livelihoods, and cultural identity. At both artisanal and subsistence levels, these fisheries underpin the wellbeing and survival...

🌊 Call for Papers: Fish & Fisheries of the Pacific Islands 🐟

New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research invites papers on Pacific small-scale fisheries — ecology, culture, governance & more.

🗓️ Titles due 30 Jan 2026
www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/nzjm-pa...

#PacificFisheries #CallForPapers

If you’re in NZ 🇳🇿 and want to help us learn when and where seagrass flowers, download our new app and start spotting flowers in your local meadows! 🌿💚
#RestoreTheMeadows #Seagrass #CitizenScience

First known green turtle feeding habitat confirmed in NZ

Our #RestoreTheMeadows team was excited to see this discovery — the first known green turtle feeding habitat in NZ, found in Rangaunu Harbour’s seagrass meadows! 🐢🌿 A great reminder why seagrass restoration matters.
👉 earthsciences.nz/news/first-k...

The right tools for the job: Considerations for the implementation of an ecosystem-based management approach for marine ecosystems - npj Ocean Sustainability npj Ocean Sustainability - The right tools for the job: Considerations for the implementation of an ecosystem-based management approach for marine ecosystems

Excited to share our new paper in Ocean Sustainability! 🌊

“The right tools for the job: Considerations for implementing ecosystem-based management for marine ecosystems.”

Funded by the NZ Sustainable Seas Challenge.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s441...

#EBM #OceanSustainability

The role of the microbiome in the successful transplantation of seagrass meadows - Project Seagrass A study reveals that transplantation method directly influences the root microbiome, which is essential for the survival of seagrass plants.

A study conducted by the University of Liège at the marine and oceanographical research station STARESO (Calvi, Corsica) reveals that transplantation method directly influences the root microbiome, which is essential for the survival of seagrass plants.

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Big news for #RestoreTheMeadows! 💙🌿 We’re 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. 🌱🌊 #MarineRestoration