Prof. Dr. Laura Govers
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen & Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research.

Project Affiliation:
Laura is working with both seed based Zostera marina (annual ecotype) and transplant restoration methods in the Wadden Sea, and with transplant based Zostera marina methods in the Veerse Meer, Grevelingenmeer. Laura is also working both seed based Zostera marina (annual ecotype) and transplant restoration methods in the Oosterschelde, Netherlands.

Contact: [email protected]

Thomas Fauvel
L’Office français de la biodiversité

Project Affiliation:
Thomas is working with both seed based and transplant based Nanozostera noltii restoration methods in the Parc naturel marin du Bassin d’Arcachon, France.

Contact: [email protected]

África Núñez G De la Morena
Universidad de Málaga and Institute of Biotechnology and Blue Development (IBYDA)

Project Affiliation:
África is working with both transplant and seed based Zostera marina restoration methods in the Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean Sea), developing the most effective and affordable methods to restore deep open coast areas (6-14m depth)”.

Contact: [email protected]

Riccardo Pieraccini
Universiteit Gent

Project Affiliation:
Riccardo works on Zostera marina seed priming and plant hardening techniques to enhance restoration success and improve plant propagation in nurseries. He has worked on both seed- and sod-based restoration of Z. marina in the Wadden Sea (annual ecotype) and in Ria Formosa and Arrábida, Portugal (perennial ecotype). Additionally, Riccardo has worked on water quality and blue carbon in Cymodocea nodosa (Calvi Bay, France).

Contact: [email protected]

Bárbara Ondiviela
IHCantabria

Project Affiliation:
Bárbara is a marine ecologist and her research focuses on the ecology of intertidal seagrasses and the use of remote sensing based techniques to improve our understanding of coastal ecosystems. Bárbara has devoted much of her research to investigating the spatial and temporal dynamics and ecological functions of the seagrasses Zostera marina and Nanozostera noltii.

Contact: [email protected]

Juan Lugilde-Yáñez
University of Galway

Project Affiliation:
Juan Lugilde-Yáñez of is working on assessing different transplantation and monitoring methods for Z. marina and Z. marina var. angustifolia (including both shoot and seed transplants) as part of CLIMAREST. His study sites are Kilkieran Bay, Killala Bay and in Tralee Bay in Ireland.

Contact: [email protected]

Hannah Green
Project Seagrass

Project Affiliation:
Hannah Green of is working on assessing different seeding, transplantation and monitoring methods for Zostera marina in Wales.

Contact: [email protected]

Eric Holden
Marine Conservation Society

Project Affiliation:
Eric Holden is the marine recovery manager at the Marine Conservation Society where he is working on protecting fragile seabed habitats with advanced mooring systems. He works with both Zostera marina transplants and seed-based restoration.

Contact: [email protected]

Katherine Knight
The Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund

Project Affiliation:
Katherine is working with seed and transplant based methodologies, principally with Zostera marina, in an number of sites around Scotland which are part of SMEEF Seagrass Meadows Scotland.

Contact: [email protected]

Pascal Bazile
8 Vies pour la planète

Project Affiliation:
Pascal, initiator of the ZoRRO project, works with both seed-based and transplant-based Zostera marina restoration methods in the Étang de Berre, France.

Contact: [email protected]