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It's a week since we gathered over 200 people to discuss all things kelp! Thank you to our event sponsors: Calisen Impact Charitable Trust, Environment Agency @thepebbletrust.bsky.social @bluemarinef.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexbay.bsky.social 📸 Kai Hilton/Sussex Wildlife Trust

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Day 2 of #KelpSummit2025 and workshops are underway to discuss and share expertise (& wish lists!) on kelp ecology & recovery. The future’s looking promising 💚💙 #sussexwildlifetrust #sussex_ifca #ucl #zsl #uniofsussex #queenmaryuniversityoflondon #bluemarinefoundation #sussexunderwater

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BBC South East visited the #KelpSummit2025 today. Watch out for a report on this evening's 6.30pm news featuring our Director of Conservation and Chair of @sussexkelp.bsky.social, Henri Brocklebank. @henribrocklebank.bsky.social

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🎬 Saved the best for last? @sarahcunliffe.bsky.social presents @Big Wave Productions LTD & BBC film ‘Our Sea Forest’ to wrap up the day's presentations at #KelpSummit2025 #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #sussex_ifca #sussexwildlifetrust #bigwavetv #sussexunderwater #OurSeaForest #BBC @bigwavetv

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🌊 The #KelpSummit2025 welcomes Lewis White from @sussexbay.bsky.social to present on levels of ocean literacy in Sussex. #KelpSummit2025 #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussex_ifca #zsl #sussexwildlifetrust #adurandworthingcouncils #universityofsussex #oceanliteracy

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🤿 Eric Smith & Catrine Priestley founders of Sussex Underwater provide a ‘Window beneath the waves’ at #KelpSummit2025. #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #sussex_ifca #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #adurandworthingcouncils #bigwavetv #sussexunderwater #universityofsussex #windowbeneaththewaves

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The #KelpSummit2025 is proud to welcome Ella Garrud to the stage to share @sussexwildlife.bsky.social efforts to empower coastal communities. #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre#bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #adurandworthingcouncils #sussexunderwater #coastalcommunities #empowerment

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🏊‍♀️ George Short from @sussexwildlife.bsky.social & @sussexkelp.bsky.social gives a BIG thank you to local ocean heroes and sea swimmers the Blue-footed Boobies at #KelpSummit2025. #SussexKelp #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #sussexunderwater #oceanheroes #bluefootedboobies

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#KelpSummit 2025 welcomes PhD student, @Madison Bowden-Parry at @University of Exeter presenting on past perspectives of Sussex kelp. #KelpSummit2025 #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussex_ifca #zsl #qmul #ucl #sussexunderwater #historicalkelp #universityofexeter

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The 1st national UK conference on kelp ecology is happening at @sussex.ac.uk today. Follow @sussexkelp.bsky.social and #KelpSummit2025 for updates through the day, and check out the new report from @bluemarinef.bsky.social sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/uks-fir...

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🌿 Taking to the stage now at #KelpSummit2025 is @pippajmoore.bsky.social from @newcastleuni.bsky.social presenting on the state of UK kelp and giving evidence of natural kelp recovery. #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #zsl #qmul #bluemarinefoundation #newcastleuniversity

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Fantastic #KelpSummit2025! The scale of the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project, quality of the work and breadth and passion of the partnership is truly inspirational @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexkelp.bsky.social

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🌱 PhD student @Ethan Clark from @newcastleuni.bsky.social joins us on stage at #KelpSummit2025 discussing suitable sites for seaweed cultivation. #SussexKelp #sussex_ifca #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #sussexunderwater #universityofsussex #NewcastleUniversity #seaweedcultivation

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🌱 #KelpSummit2025 next welcomes Cat Wilding, from @thembauk.bsky.social & PhD student at @newcastleuni.bsky.social who is addressing the feasibility and need for active kelp restoration in the UK. #bluemarinefoundation #MarineBiologicalAssociation #NewcastleUniversity #activerestoration

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🪸 Up next at #KelpSummit2025, Charlotte Johnson shares Natural England’s work on the marine restoration potential of kelp habitats. #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussex_ifca #zsl #qmul #universityofbrighton #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust

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🌍 The #KelpSummit2025 welcomes Prof. Rodney Forster from the @University of Hull to introduce the Great Yorkshire Kelp Project. #sussex_ifca #universityofbrighton #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #adurandworthingcouncils #sussexunderwater #universityofsussex #GreatYorkshireKelpProject

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Presenting at #KelpSummit2025, Ian Tittley from @nhm-london.bsky.social shares evidence of decline in kelp on south-east UK shores. #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussex_ifca #zsl #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #universityofsussex #nhm #kelpdistribution

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🔍 PhD student Marianne Glascott from @sussex.ac.uk analyses the ecotoxicology of kelp in Sussex at #KelpSummit2025. #sussex_ifca #zsl #qmul #universityofbrighton #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #adurandworthingcouncils #bigwavetv #sussexunderwater #universityofsussex #kelpecotoxicology

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🌊 Sam Fanshawe from @bluemarinef.bsky.social launches report 'UK Kelp Recovery: Barriers and Optimum Conditions' at #KelpSummit2025. #sussex_ifca #zsl #qmul #ucl #universityofbrighton #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #bigwavetv #sussexunderwater #universityofsussex #UKKelpRecovery

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🔬 Prof @grockesibl.bsky.social Gröcke from @durhamuniversity.bsky.social discusses the role of nutrients in kelp ecosystems at #KelpSummit2025. #KelpSummit2025 #SKRP #sussex_ifca #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust#sussexunderwater #universityofsussex #DurhamUniversity #kelpecosystems

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🐟 Matilda Longstaff from @UniversityofPlymouth shares multi-method monitoring of fish in kelp habitats in Plymouth Sound. #KelpSummit2025 #SussexKelp #sussex_ifca #zsl #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #sussexunderwater #universityofsussex #UniversityofPlymouth #PlymouthSound #fishhabitats

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🐟 Matilda Longstaff from @UniversityofPlymouth shares multi-method monitoring of fish in kelp habitats in Plymouth Sound. #KelpSummit2025 #SussexKelp #sussex_ifca #zsl #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #sussexunderwater #universityofsussex #UniversityofPlymouth #PlymouthSound #fishhabitats

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🌿Speaking next at #KelpSummit2025, Erin Lawes & Keith McGruer from the Environment Agency introduce their work monitoring England’s hidden forests. #KelpSummit2025 #sussex_ifca #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #sussexunderwater #universityofsussex #EnvironmentAgency #hiddenforests

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🌊PhD student Claude Annels at @uniofbrighton.bsky.social and with support from @qmulsog.bsky.social, @qmul.ac.uk presents research on carbon storage in Sussex seabed at #KelpSummit2025. #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussex_ifca #zsl #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #universityofsussex

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🦀 Presenting next at #KelpSummit2025 is @embulled.bsky.social from @bluemarinef.bsky.social working with fisherman to assess crab and lobster population in Sussex waters. #KelpSummit2025 #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussex_ifca #zsl #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust

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🧪 The #KelpSummit2025 welcomes PhD student Alice Clark at @sussex.ac.uk to give an update of Biodiversity beyond the byelaw using environmental DNA and Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS). #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussex_ifca #zsl #qmul #universityofsussex

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🔬 Next up on the stage at #KelpSummit2025 is Dr Chris Yesson from @zslofficial.bsky.social to give an overview of @sussexkelp.bsky.social research and monitoring program. #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussex_ifca #zsl #qmul #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust

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🐟 George Short @sussexwildlife.bsky.social‬ introduces @sussexkelp.bsky.social, the UK’s largest marine rewilding initiative at #KelpSummit2025. #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussex_ifca #zsl #qmul #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #bigwavetv #universityofsussex

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Speaking now at #KelpSummit2025 is Dr George Balchin @Sussex IFCA presents on the pioneering Sussex Nearshore Trawling Byelaw. #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussex_ifca #zsl #qmul #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #bigwavetv #sussexunderwater

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🌿 Taking to the stage now at #KelpSummit2025 is @pippajmoore.bsky.social from @newcastleuni.bsky.social presenting on the state of UK kelp and giving evidence of natural kelp recovery. #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #zsl #qmul #bluemarinefoundation #newcastleuniversity

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🌏 Up next at #KelpSummit2025, Aaron Eger, founder of @kelp-forests.bsky.social presents on state of global kelp forests. #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #kelpforestalliance #sussex_ifca #zsl #qmul #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #adurandworthingcouncils

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And we’re off! 🌊 @henribrocklebank.bsky.social, Director of Conservation at @sussexwildlife.bsky.social‬ and Chair of Sussex Kelp Recovery Project welcomes attendees to #KelpSummit2025 #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussexwildlifetrust

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🌏 And the final researcher from the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project sharing their work at the #KelpSummit2025... 🐟 Marianne Glascott, Doctoral Researcher @sussex.ac.uk #sussexwildlifetrust #sussex_ifca #zsl #universityofsussex #kelp #sussexkelp #sussexkelprecoveryproject #KelpSummit2025 #HelpOurKelp

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🌏 Up next from the @sussexkelp.bsky.social research team, sharing their work at the #KelpSummit2025 🐟 Claude Annels, Doctoral Researcher at @qmulsog.bsky.social & @uniofbrighton.bsky.social #sussexwildlifetrust #sussex_ifca #queenmaryuniversityoflondon #universityofbrighton #KelpSummit2025

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🌏 Announcing SKRP researcher sharing their work at the #KelpSummit2025... 🦀Emily Bulled, UK Projects Officer, @bluemarinef.bsky.social #sussexwildlifetrust #sussex_ifca #zsl #bluemarinefoundation #bigwavetv #universityofbrighton #sussexunderwater #kelp #sussexkelprecoveryproject #KelpSummit2025

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🌏 Calling up the next @sussexkelp.bsky.social researcher presenting at #KelpSummit2025... 🦀 Alice Clark, Doctoral Researcher @sussex.ac.uk #sussexwildlifetrust #sussex_ifca #zsl #bluemarinefoundation #universityofbrighton #sussexuni #sussexunderwater #sussexkelprecoveryproject #KelpSummit2025

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Continuing our role call of @sussexkelp.bsky.social researchers presenting at the UK's first national conference on kelp ecology #KelpSummit2025: 🔬 Dr Chris Yesson, Senior Research Fellow @zslscience.bsky.social & Research Lead for @sussexkelp.bsky.social 🔬 #zsl #KelpSummit2025

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🌏 Next up on our list of SKRP researchers presenting at #KelpSummit2025: 🪸 Madi Bowden-Parry, Doctoral Researcher at the University of Exeter🪸 #sussexwildlifetrust #sussex_ifca #zsl #bluemarinefoundation #kelp #sussexkelp #sussexkelprecoveryproject #KelpSummit2025 #HelpOurKelp #uniofexeter

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🌊 Come and find out more about our project to rewild the Sussex seabed! Henri Brocklebank, Chair of SKRP & Director of Conservation, Sussex Wildlife Trust will be speaking at: ‘Weald to Waves Comes to Lewes’, Tuesday 1st April 2025, All Saints Centre, Lewes www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/lew...

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🌏 With #KelpSummit2025, the UK's first national kelp conference only 1 week away, we'd like to introduce our SKRP researchers presenting at the event: 🐟 Dr George Balchin, Conservation and Research Manager at Sussex IFCA.🐟 #KelpSummit2025 #sussexwildlifetrust #sussex_ifca #ucl #zsl #sussexkelp

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“Kelp forests are incredible habitats, providing homes for a young fish, reducing coastal erosion, and helping keep vital nutrients flowing through marine ecosystems..." Dr Chris Yesson, Zoological Society of London (ZSL) 📸 Paul Boniface/ Sussex Underwater #zsl

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Don't get your kelp in a twist!! 📺 If you missed the ITV Meridian news story on the anniversary of the byelaw and the rewilding of our Sussex seabed...catch it online at: www.itv.com/watch/news/t... #KelpSummit2025 #Kelp # HelpOurKelp #Sussexwildlifetrust #Sussex_IFCA #sussexunderwater

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Happy World Rewilding Day 2025 Rewilding is a journey with nature at the helm. 📹 Paul Boniface/Sussex Underwater #RewildingTogether #sussexwildlifetrust #sussex_ifca #zsl #adurandworthingcouncils #queenmaryuniversityoflondon #bluemarinefoundation #bigwavetv #sussexunderwater #kelp

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Are you interested in supporting the UK's first conference to bring together organisations, policy-makers, research bodies, etc from across the country to discuss the barriers to recovery of our kelp forests? Contact us for info. 📸 Paul Boniface/Sussex Underwater #kelpsummit2025

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Kelp Summit 2025: 'Progress Beyond Protection' will bring together national researchers, conservationists and policy makers to explore the next steps in rewilding our seas. Final tickets released on the 24th March. If you are interested in attending, register here: buytickets.at/kelpsummit20...

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🎉 Continuing the party celebrations...we now shine a light on our research and monitoring highlights and achievements over the last 4 years. 🔬 Our research partners are crucial to our work. With nature at the helm of our rewilding journey, we assess the progress through monitoring and research.

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🌊 Today we celebrate 4 years of the SKRP and the protection offered by the Sussex Nearshore Trawling Byelaw....allowing our seabed - and kelp forests - to recover. 🌿 Join us on this journey of rewilding as we share some of our Conservation and Outreach highlights and achievements.

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