The Kelp Summit 2025: Progress Beyond Protection is taking place on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 at the Attenborough Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton.
The conference is organised by the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project in collaboration with the Environment Agency, and will bring together scientists, policymakers, practitioners and members of the community to discuss key developments in kelp ecosystem monitoring and marine recovery.
New report published to coincide with the Kelp Summit
The theme of Session 3 is ‘The barriers to kelp recovery and future interventions’. A new report, published by Blue Marine Foundation, covers this topic in detail – read it here.
On the day, we would be delighted if you could use #KelpSummit2025 to share updates on your socials.
Agenda
Session 1: Kelp status and recent trends: global, UK, and regional perspectives. Chair: Henri Brocklebank, Sussex Wildlife Trust
Time | Topic | Speaker | Organisation |
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10.00am | Welcome from the SKRP Chair | Henri Brocklebank - Director of Conservation | Sussex Wildlife Trust |
10.05am | Global status of kelp (via video) | Aaron Eger - Founder, Programme Director | Kelp Forest Alliance |
10.20am | UK kelp population trends & evidence of natural kelp recovery following a century of large scale industrial pollution | Professor Pippa Moore - Professor of Marine Science | Newcastle University |
10.35am | The Nearshore Trawling Byelaw: A Reflection and Update | Dr George Balchin - Conservation & Research Manager | Sussex IFCA |
10.45am | Perspectives of the past: Sussex kelp habitats | Madi Bowden-Parry - Doctoral Researcher | University of Exeter |
10.50am | The evolution of the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project | George Short - Kelp Recovery Coordinator | SKRP/Sussex Wildlife Trust |
10.55am | Panel Q&A | ||
11.10am | Break |