dorset

VIDEO: Protecting the Seagrass in Studland Bay

Studland Bay, Dorset is part of a network of one hundred and twenty seven coastal areas across Britain that could receive protection after the government made efforts to start protecting important species and seagrass habitats in the Marine and Coastal Access Act of 2009.

Early-growing eelgrass spotted in Studland Bay

Thursday morning, divers from The Seahorse Trust spotted eelgrass growing on the seabed of Studland Bay, Dorset

Dr Jean-Luc Solandt: – MCZs will stop the most damaging activities

– Anchoring and mooring should be regulated in the same way as it would have been on land, says Dr. Jean-Luc Solandt. [UPDATED]

Trip to Kimmeridge Bay and Dorset Wildlife Trust

This week I went over to Swanage, and drove down to Kimmeridge Bay to meet Julie Hatcher, Marine Awareness Officer at Dorset Wildlife Trust's Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve, and asked her what they think about the marine conservation zones.