Climate change: Robots help seagrass restoration

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New technology using remote-control robots to plant seagrass seeds could help restore meadows.

Wales could become a world leader in large-scale seagrass restoration science following successful trials using robots.Up to 92% of UK seagrass has been lost, but Wales could lead on restoration, conservationists have said.Project Seagrass, WWF and the Swansea University said the country could also produce methodology that could be applied across the world.The Seagrass Ocean Rescue Upscaling Project in Wales aims to create a blueprint that can be applied to other countries.

SORUP has been using a robot to help plant the seeds at the restoration site in Dale, said manager, Sam Rees. "The aim of our project is to take knowledge that we've learnt already and improve upon it and improve the methodology of seagrass restoration, improve its cost efficiency, its time efficiency and the resources that we use to do it," Mr Rees said.

According to Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, CEO of Project Seagrass, taking the lead in this field could bring international opportunities.

 

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