Other projects for mapping and conserving seagrass beds

International

• Ocean Conservation Trust
  UK-based organization to pursue protection and restoration of the ocean. Seagrass beds are one of the main foci in their activities.
• Project Seagrass
  This is an environmental charity organization that is working to preserve seagrass ecosystems, and it is engaged in a wide range of activities, from monitoring and research on seagrass to education and capacity building.  “Seagrass Spotter” is an app to spot seagrasses around the world..
• Seagrass-Watch
  Not-for-profit organisation that accurately monitors the status and trends in seagrass condition. The network has conducted over 5700 assessments at 418 sites across 26 countries, involving thousands of dedicated participants.

Regional

• CoastObs (EU) 
  CoastObs, an EU H2020 funded project, provides diverse water quality data, including seagrass beds in coastal waters.
• Indo-Pacific Seagrass Network (IPSN)
  A network for conducting joint research on seagrasses and related fisheries throughout the Indo-Pacific region
• Project Manaia, POSIDONIA
  The Project Manaia aims to protect and preserve the marine environment of the Mediterranean Sea. Citizen scientists carry out various studies, including mapping of seagrass meadows.
• ResilienSEA（West Africa）
  The ResilienSEA project aims to increase knowledge of seagrass meadows in West Africa and conduct pilot actions in selected sites.
• Dugongs & Seagrass Conservation Project（Indo-Pacific）
  This project aims to enhance the conservation of dugongs and their associated seagrass ecosystems in eight countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

National/Local (including research papers)

• An Integrated Field and Remote Sensing Method for Mapping Seagrass Species, Cover, and Biomass in Southern Thailand
  A research paper on demonstrating the capability of mapping seagrass in coastal waters by combining WorldView-2 imagery and field sampling.
• Department of Coastal Sciences at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory （Mississippi, USA）
  A group in the Department of Coastal Sciences and the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (Mississippi, USA) have been conducting a historical change of seagrasses in the Mississippi and Chandeleur Sounds.
• Got Seagrass? A Citizen Science Survey Of NY Seagrass　(New York, USA)
  A web-based survey that reports sightings of seagrass in local waters around New York.
• LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES project（UK）
  A four-year project focusing on five of the UK’s main Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) to improve the condition of four important marine habitats for Europe.
• MAPPING OF BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS: EFFECT OF PROXIMITY, ACTIVITY TYPES AND FREQUENCY OF VISITS IN THE ACCURACY OF PARTICIPATORY MAPS (the Philippines)
  A research paper on comparison between field survey and satellite images of blue carbon ecosystems.
• Marine Remote Sensing Group (MRSG) at the University of the Aegean (Greece)
  The Marine Remote Sensing Group (MRSG) at the University of Aegean is conducting research on coastal environments using satellite remote sensing and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). One of their studies is mapping seagrass in Greek territorial waters using Landsat-8 satellite images.
• NatureServe（USA）
  A US non-profit organization made up of biodiversity scientists that provides scientific information to decision-makers.
• Ocean Alive（Portugal）
  The Portugal’s first co-operative to give a positive impact on the protection of seagrass meadows through their activities.
  
• #ProtectMaldivesSeagrass（Maldives）　
  The campaign aimed to raise bring the importance of seagrass ecosystems into the spotlight both within the Maldivian tourism industry and national conservation discourse.
• Seagrass Conservation Working Group（British Columbia, Canada and Washington, USA）
  The Seagrass Conservation Working Group is working on the restoration, management and conservation of eelgrass in British Columbia and Washington State.
• Seagrass Ecology & Physiology Research Group（Sweden）
  The Seagrass Ecology & Physiology Research Group was established in 2013 to focus on research in the area of seagrass physiology and ecology. Research is carried out through the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plants Sciences at Stockholm University, Sweden.
• Joint Remote Sensing Research Program, Seagrass Mapping (Australia)
  A partnership between state governments and universities on remote sensing research. One of the pilot pojects is mapping seagrass in Moreton Bay, Queensland.
• Texas Seagrass Monitoring Program
  This project is conducted by scientists and graduate students at two universitiess in Texas to evaluate seagrass conditions.
• Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER) 
  Australia’s largest seagrass research group. They monitor, map, restore and research inshore seagrass meadows, collaborating with Traditional Owners, industries, and governments.
• North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance（NAILSMA）
  An indigenous led not-for-profit company operating across north Australia. They have developed subtidal seagrass survey method with I-Tracker Seagrass
  Mapping & Monitoring application.
• A review of seagrass detection, mapping and monitoring applications using acoustic systems（Turkey）
  A research paper on examining seagrass mapping, monitoring and detection applications using acoustic system.

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