Trawling has been banned along a 304 km2 stretch of Sussex coast following the success of the #HelpOurKelp campaign backed by Sir David Attenborough ????????????
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The UK’s first #seaweed #rewilding initiative aims to restore underwater forests which once stretched along 40km of Sussex coastline, and extended 4km out to sea. The vast majority have been lost over the last 40 years ????????
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Trawling tears kelp from the sea floor and prevents natural regeneration. It‘s hoped that the ban will give the seaweed the space to recover naturally ????????????
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As well as acting as a carbon sink, kelp forests are a vital habitat and nursery for seahorses, cuttlefish, lobster, sea bream and bass
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Charles Clover, the executive director of the @bluemarinefoundation which supported the campaign said: “This is an initiative that tackles climate change and overfishing impacts all at once, the first of its kind in the UK. This is exactly what we need to be doing in marine habitats all over the world.”
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Kelp, which can grow up to two feet a day, removes up to 20 times more carbon than the world’s forests per acre and could help the world meet targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. All plans to limit warming to 1.5 degrees celsius rely on removing carbon from the atmosphere
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Read more via link in bio @lessplasticuk or here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/23/sussex-becomes-first-council-ban-fishing-along-coast-cut-greenhouse/
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#ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #NatureRestoration #NaturalClimateSolutions #SustainableFishing #SeaweedRestoration #LessPlastic #MoreNature
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