Prof. Dr. Laura Govers
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (University of Groningen) & Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ).

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: l.l.govers@rug.nl

Prof. Dr. Rune Christian Husted Steinfurth
Syddansk Universitet (University of Southern Denmark)

Project Affiliation:
Rune is working on Zostera marina (perennial ecotype) restoration at sites across Denmark.

Contact: runesteinfurth@biology.sdu.dk

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: thomas.fauvel@ofb.gouv.fr

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: africa.nunez.garcia@gmail.com

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: Riccardo.Pieraccini@ugent.be

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: barbara.ondiviela@unican.es

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: juan.yanez@universityofgalway.ie

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: hannah@projectseagrass.org

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: eric.holden@mcsuk.org

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: katherine.knight@nature.scot

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: zorro@8vies.fr

Damien Bonnet
8 Vies pour la planète

Project Affiliation:
Damien is working with both seed based and transplant based Zostera marina restoration methods in the Étang de Berre, France. Daminen has developed much of the technology behind the seed storage at 8 Vies pour la planète.

Contact: damien@8vies.fr

João Pedro Coelho
University of Aveiro

Project Affiliation:
Pedro Coelho is working with both seed- and sod-based restoration of Z. marina restoration (LIFE SeagrassRIAwild) in the Ria de Aveiro (Portugal).

Contact: jpcoelho@ua.pt

Katharina Kesy
University of Greifswald, Germany

Project Affiliation:
Katharina studies microbial diversity within restored and natural seagrass habitats in the southern Baltic Sea, Germany, as part of the SeaStore project. Using different omics approaches, she focuses on microbiome – seagrass interactions and how microorganisms can aide in developing indicators for healthy seagrass meadows.

Contact: katharina.kesy@uni-greifswald.de