ESRW’s
The vision is for European Seagrass Restoration Workshop‘s (ESRWs) to be biennial meetings of the European Seagrass Restoration Alliance community in alternative years to the International Seagrass Biology Workshop‘s.
ESRA will seek to support the European seagrass restoration community to facilitate the organisation of these biennial meetings and foster further collaboration opportunities in the time between these workshops.
The aim for all future ESRWs will be to help the community to collaborate and participate in knowledge exchange.
Conceived in 2010
The 1st European Seagrass Restoration Workshop (ESRW) was with 30 participants, and was held in Portinho da Arrábida, Portugal, on the 30 September and 1 October 2010.
It was organized under the Biomares Project (LIFE06 NAT/P/192).
Upcoming – 2nd European Seagrass Restoration Workshop (here)

- 2nd European Seagrass Restoration Workshop – Parc naturel marin du Bassin d’Arcachon, 7th April – 11th April 2025
Previous European Seagrass Restoration Workshop‘s
- 1st European Seagrass Restoration Workshop – Portinho da Arrábida, 30th September – 1st October 2010 (Retrospective meeting that provided the inspiration, not organised by ESRA – report here)