#Latest news with #oysternurseryBBC News9 hours agoScienceBBC NewsSeagrass planted in River Tees estuary to revive lost meadowVolunteers have planted hundreds of seagrass plants in the Tees Estuary after two failed attempts in recent Tees River Trust is using more mature plants this year after a previous effort was ruined by a storm and another by suspected human process began last August with volunteers collecting seeds which were then planted in January. They have now been placed in the estuary at Greatham manager Judy Power said the team hopes it will be third time lucky trying to get seagrass to grow in the Tees. The estuary is designated as a European Marine Site (EMS) and is home to seals, salmons and meadows have been declining globally at a rate of about 7% every year since 1990. The planting process took several days but was completed last week and an initial survey looks Power said: "The nursery is the only one of its kind in the North East."This is the third year of growing the plants and the team have already achieved one of the highest rates of germination in the UK."The trust has also installed two native oyster nurseries around Hartlepool and built a native oyster breeding pond. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News9 hours agoScienceBBC NewsSeagrass planted in River Tees estuary to revive lost meadowVolunteers have planted hundreds of seagrass plants in the Tees Estuary after two failed attempts in recent Tees River Trust is using more mature plants this year after a previous effort was ruined by a storm and another by suspected human process began last August with volunteers collecting seeds which were then planted in January. They have now been placed in the estuary at Greatham manager Judy Power said the team hopes it will be third time lucky trying to get seagrass to grow in the Tees. The estuary is designated as a European Marine Site (EMS) and is home to seals, salmons and meadows have been declining globally at a rate of about 7% every year since 1990. The planting process took several days but was completed last week and an initial survey looks Power said: "The nursery is the only one of its kind in the North East."This is the third year of growing the plants and the team have already achieved one of the highest rates of germination in the UK."The trust has also installed two native oyster nurseries around Hartlepool and built a native oyster breeding pond. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
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