Seawalls and seagrass spruce up Sydney Harbour

A major scientific project is set to rewild and restore the unique marine habitats of Sydney Harbour, with UTS scientists diving in to help.

White's seahorse in Sydney Harbour

White's seahorse in Sydney Harbour. Photo: G Beretta.

Project Restore is taking a world-first approach to restoring our delicate local marine eco-systems - installing living seawalls, replacing seagrass-damaging moorings, restoring kelp fields and creating new fish and seahorse habitats.

Delivered by the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS), the project is drawing on the scientific know-how of academics including Professor David Booth, of the UTS School of Life Sciences. He has well-known expertise in habitat restoration and building ‘seahorse hotels’.

Continue reading on the UTS Newsroom: Seawalls and seagrass spruce up Sydney Harbour

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