Seagrass Seed Survey

The Ecology Centre and Fife Coast and Countryside Trust are running two seagrass seed surveys during the months of May and July. The first event was held on Thursday the 29th of May, where volunteers performed an initial inspection of the reproductive state of the seagrass meadow at Burntisland. Our second monitoring session is to take place on July the 14th. The two monitoring sessions aim to inform us on when the meadow starts its reproductive cycle and the point seeds start to emerge.

Seagrass in the UK undergo their reproductive cycle during the summer months with seeds usually becoming available later in the summer. Seagrass start by producing flowers and pollen before developing seeds, which are vital for the restoration of seagrass meadows. 

This event series will enhance the surveying skills of our communities and provide community members with the opportunity to learn about the different reproductive stages of…