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24 Feb 2026

News from the Blue

ARMS: New paper published to uncover the hidden life in our seas; Tony Blackburn interviews SKRP on natural coastal defence systems; and we celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science

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16 Feb 2026

Meet the kelp spore: tiny, speedy and on a mission!

Kelp forests may look calm and rooted, but their beginnings are anything but still. Every kelp forest starts with a microscopic swimmer: the kelp spore.

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29 Jan 2026

✨ Kicking off 2026 with a true pioneer of seabed recovery!

Each month, we would like to take you an a dive beneath the waves to shine a spotlight on the cast leading our seabed’s recovery. Opening the roll call is one of its true unsung heroes and master builders: the blue mussel.

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15 Dec 2025

2025 Kelp Wrapped

2025 was quite a year! For us it brought people together, shone a light on kelp habitats and connected more people to the recovery taking place off the Sussex Coast.

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24 Jun 2025

Celebrating Sussex's kelp story at the premiere of 'Ocean'

Earlier this year, Sussex’s journey to restore its underwater ecosystems took a remarkable step into the spotlight, as part of a new book and accompanying documentary film 'Ocean', led by Sir David Attenborough.

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12 Jun 2025

We spy kelp! SKRP team go beneath the waves at Bognor Rocks

This month the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project team headed out on a field trip to assess the state of the seabed and were lucky enough to see some of the areas of local coastline where beds of seaweed are flourishing...and what a bouquet of colourful life!

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08 Apr 2025

SKRP hosts 'Kelp Summit 2025' alongside the launch of a new report

The Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) hosted the UK’s first national conference on kelp ecology alongside the launch of a new report by SKRP Partner, Blue Marine Foundation on the barriers to kelp recovery in UK waters.

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18 Mar 2025

Four years along our 'Journey of Rewilding' the Sussex seabed

Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) is marking the four-year anniversary of the project and the introduction of the Sussex Nearshore Trawling Byelaw.

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03 Feb 2025

SKRP supports The Big Swim 2025

SKRP is supporting The Big Swim 2025 in Brighton on Saturday 8th March, to celebrate International Women's Day.

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31 Dec 2024

Shell-ebrating a fantastic year of rewilding Sussex Seas!

2024 has been full steam ahead for Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) in our mission to recover kelp and other essential fish habitats in Sussex!

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