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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🌊 We get stingrays in Sussex?! In our latest guest blog, Sol Lucas from Sussex IFCA shares why these remarkable fish visit Sussex each spring and summer, and how effective fisheries management is working to protect our local population. 💙 Read more: sussexkelp.org.uk/news/latest-...

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

📣 Meet the Team: Sam Fanshawe As one of SKRP's Blue Marine Foundation representatives and a member of the project's Steering Group, Sam has been involved with the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project since its launch in 2021, helping to guide and support efforts to better understand and restore our kelp.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

📣 Seaweed Spotlight: Meet Sugar Kelp, a common kelp found in the shallow seas around our coast. Attached to rocky seabeds by root-like holdfasts, it can be found from deep rockpools down to depths of around 30 metres, particularly on sheltered shores. 📸 (c)(c) Sarah Ward/Sussex Wildlife Trust

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📣 Meet the Team: Nikki Oliver As SKRP's Project Support Officer, Nikki helps keep the wheels turning behind the scenes, managing administration, communications and enquiries, while keeping our partners, stakeholders and followers up to date with the project's progress. 💙

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📣 Read all about it! 📰 🌊 September News from the Blue 👉️Visit our Latest News (link in bio) to see what's been keeping us busy close to home and further afield in September. 📸 @sussexwildlifetrust #NewsFromTheBlue

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📣 Meet the Team: George Short As Kelp Recovery Coordinator for the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project, George keeps the partnership connected and the project moving forward, helping to ensure our objectives are achieved across research, monitoring, collaboration and engagement.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Kelp forests, just one of the essential fish habitats we hope to see recover along our Sussex coastline. Kelp create underwater forests that teem with life. Like trees on land, they provide shelter, food and nursery habitat for countless marine species and also deliver a host of ecosystem benefits.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📣 Say hello to Henri Brocklebank! Henri is Chair of the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project and Director of Conservation at Sussex Wildlife Trust. She's been supporting the project from the very beginning, helping to guide our vision and bring people together through open and inclusive collaboration.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🦑 Underwater masters of disguise! The Common Cuttlefish can change colour, pattern and texture in the blink of an eye, making it one of the ocean's most impressive shape-shifters. Read our latest blog by Dr Corina Ciocan, Principal Lecturer in Marine Biology, University of Brighton. 📸 Paul Parsons

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🔬 Meet the Team: Dr Chris Yesson Our Research Lead, Chris, is a benthic ecologist and Senior Research Fellow at ZSL, exploring coastal and deep seabed habitats from the UK coast to the Arctic. As our Research Lead, he helps drive the science and our understanding of kelp recovery.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📣 Seaweed Spotlight: Furbellows (Saccorhiza polyschides) Also known as Furbellows or the "Sea Hedgehog", this annual kelp is easy to spot thanks to its distinctive hedge-hog-, brain- or alien-like holdfast, covered in smooth wart-like bumps as it matures. 📸 Furbellows, Northumberland beach (c) SWT

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

📣 To welcome our new followers, we thought it good manners to introduce the people behind the project. Welcome to Dr George Balchin, Conservation and Research Manager for Sussex IFCA who fills the post of Monitoring Lead within SKRP's Research & Monitoring Working Group.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

📣 Read all about it! 📰 🌊 August News from the Blue 👉️Visit our Latest News (link in bio) to see what's been keeping us busy this month. 📸 @SussexWildlifeTrust #HelpOurKelp #Kelp #Rewilding #MarineRewilding #NewsFromTheBlue

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🎲 Anyone else raid their games' cupboard in the summer holidays? 🔤 Kelp-themed #Bananagrams requires a lot more 's' tiles than you'd expect! 🤔 Can you do better?

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Motility matters! 🌿 New research from SKRP's Marianne Glascott (University of Sussex) has found that the way kelp spores move through the water can make a big difference to whether they successfully settle and grow into kelp. 🔗 Find out more through the Latest News link in our bio.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

📺️ Tune into @channel5_tv this Saturday 15th August at 8pm, to see episode 4 of the series 'Jewel of the South' which features our partners @sussexunderwater sharing the story of Sussex kelp. (Also available to watch on catch-up.) 📸 Paul Boniface/Sussex Underwater @sussexwildlifetrust

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

👂️ Want to hear more? Of course you do! In this episode of @planetp.ossible podcast Rebecca Wrigley (CEO, @rewildingbritain) and our own George Short (@sussexkelp) discuss rewilding as a concept... and see how it works in action. Visit bit.ly/PP_kelp to hear more.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🦞 Claws for a Cause: Hidden away beneath rocky ledges and reefs, the European Lobster is one of the most remarkable creatures living in our coastal seas. This iconic species plays an important role in maintaining healthy marine ecosystems - visit the Latest News in our bio for more. 📸 Paul Parsons

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🐟️ The bream are back! Their lunar-pad nesting sites have been spotted by divers in vast numbers on the Sussex seabed - a great indication that nature is bouncing back thanks to the @sussexifca ban on bottom-trawling in our nearshore waters. Visit our blog to read more. 📹️ @drraymarine

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

News from the Blue 📰 🌊Visit our Latest News (link in bio) to see what's hot this month! 📸Paul Boniface/Sussex Underwater

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

To celebrate @sussewildlifetrust Marine Week at @ryeharbournr the Sussex kelp team brought Sussex's underwater life above the waves for all to sea!😉 🌊 🐟️ 🦭 🦀 Visit @ryeharbournr for more marine-themed antics across the week!

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Summer field season is a go and we are in the business of data! 🛥️ 🔎 🌊 🐟️ With clear skies, calmer seas and better visibility on our doorstep, our research teams are out on the water undertaking a myriad of activities to create a picture of real-time recovery. Sea-SI is fully go! 🕵️‍♀️

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🐟️ Black Sea Bream are surely some of the most “Fascinating Fishes” to be found in Sussex waters. Over the past few years, researchers have been working to lift the lid on their mysterious life cycle. Visit the Latest News in our bio, written by Dr Pete Davies, University of Plymouth. 📸 Big Wave TV

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Huge thanks to Clementine & Co Cocktail Bar in Brighton for their incredibly kind and generous support of our work. Throughout May, £1 from every Cocktail of the Week was donated to help support our project - what an amazing way to make a difference! If you're in Brighton, be sure to pop in. 🍸☀️

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We were honoured to be invited to present the work of the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project to Ireland’s Joint Committee (Oireachtas) on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, sharing lessons from English waters and our experience of marine recovery and best practice in Marine Protected Areas.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Fan Girl ALERT!😍 Our own George Short joined colleagues from across The Wildlife Trusts at this year’s Big Wild Gathering – a chance to connect, collaborate, learn and be inspired together. AND George got to chat all things 'marine recovery' with the fabulous Megan McCubbin 🤩

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🌊 'Strange Seas: Weird and Wonderful Delights of the Deep' a talk organised by Catalyst Club Date: Tue, July 7, 2026 Start time: 7:30 PM Price: £10.00 🎫 Book here: ropetacklecentre.co.uk/events/catal... 📸 Paul Boniface/Sussex Underwater

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

News from the Blue 📰 🌊 👉️Visit our Latest News (link in bio) to see what's hot this month! 📣 We've been celebrating the beginning of our field season, with calmer seas and better visibility in the deep. Take the plunge and find out more...June, you've been Hot! Hot! Hot!

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Want to contribute to our science program? Are you a free diver/diver/snorkeler who feels passionately about the protection and recovery of marine life? Become a Sussex Seasearcher! Visit sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/l... to find out more. @sussexwildlifetrust

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Happy #SussexDay! Beautiful countryside and coastline ✅️ Passionate and inclusive local communities ✅️ Forward-thinking fisheries management ✅️ ~400km2 seabed protected from bottom-trawling ✅️ UK's first marine rewilding project✅️ Life recovering beneath our waves ✅️ ...The BEST county in the UK? 💯 💙

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Beneath the waves off the Sussex coast, among swaying seagrass meadows and hidden pockets of marine life, lives one of Britain’s most enchanting sea creatures - the seahorse. 👉️ For more about this enchanting creature visit the Latest News in our bio,by guest author Sarah Ward, Sussex Wildlife Trust.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

In a world where everything is available at the click of a button, we need to learn patience and to move to nature’s rhythm. When history highlights the wrongs of our past and science shows us the path to success, we must learn and evolve. Happy #WorldOceanDay 💙 📸 Sussex Wildlife Trust

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A few moments of beauty under our Sussex waves 🤎💛🩷🩵 #InternationalSeaweedDay

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

News from the Blue 📰 👉️Visit our Latest News (link in bio) to see what's been hitting the Kelplines in May! From celebrating Sir David Attenborough's centenary; to the free release of the kelp chapter from the audiobook 'Ocean:Earth's Last Wilderness; and much more - May has been one for the cards!

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Last weekend we took part in a Seasearch Observer Course 🌊 It’s all about learning to survey & record marine habitats while diving/snorkelling—building vital data for UK seas, including our Sussex Kelp Recovery Project💚 Get involved sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/l...

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🌍️ Happy International Day of Biological Diversity! There's still time to record your kelp sightings along the Sussex coastline, or upload any data which you've yet to for this year! Visit the link in our bio to join the Kelp Recording Scheme, or sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/l...

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🔍️ Anemones - serving both beauty and function in our sea! Often dismissed as simple, plant-like blobs clinging to rocks, sea anemones are quietly vital players in the UK’s coastal seas. 👉️ To find out more, visit the Latest News in our bio, written by guest author Dr Ray Ward.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Sir David Attenborough narrates the kelp chapter from his and Colin Butfield's book "Ocean: Earth's Last Wilderness", which includes the story of Sussex's kelp forests. To listen to the chapter for free visit: on.soundcloud.com/hJpxEtr1Ey9e.... 📹️ Paul Boniface/Sussex Underwater

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Come with us to see what's happening beneath our waves at the Rustington Museum. Exhibits from @sussexwildlife.bsky.social, Sussex Underwater and SKRP, help shine a light beneath the waves of our Sussex coastline. 🌊 A great time learning about our marine life, without getting wet!

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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

"He's grabbed us off our settee and showed us what's actually happening out there" 🌊🪸🐠 Nikki Oliver of the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project on inspiration from the great Sir David Attenborough, on his 100th birthday 🤩 @sussexkelp.bsky.social #DavidAttenborough #ocean #SussexKelp

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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 28/04/2026

🪸 The @sussexkelp.bsky.social has reported an increase in black sea bream and mussel beds that stretch more than a kilometre, five years since a ban on bottom trawling. One of their video surveys even recorded 92 different species, showing a promising start for marine recovery in the area. 🧵5/6

Underwater view of dense golden-brown kelp blades swaying in blue water with bubbles and purple rock beneath. Credit: Sarah Cunliffe

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

He’s influenced, educated, and inspired generations - shaping how we see our world and what truly matters. Sir David Attenborough, words can’t capture your impact. Happy Birthday, Sir 🌍

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Happy 100th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough! Sir David has supported the protection of our seabed from the outset and last year, he told the story of Sussex kelp in 'Ocean: Earth's Last Wilderness' with Colin Butfield. Listen to the kelp chapter of the audiobook: on.soundcloud.com/AfHvjYCQNhnY...

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

News from the Blue 📰 🌊 👉️Visit our Latest News (link in bio) to see what's been keeping us busy throughout April. 📰Read all about it!

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

To order a copy visit www.ottotheoctopus.co.uk (A portion of the profits from 'Otto' will be donated to support SKRP’s ongoing research work.)

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Now more than ever, we need to come together to protect our planet. On this #EarthDay why not do one thing to defend the home we share. For inspiration, visit sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/take-action/... 📸 Paul Boniface/Sussex Underwater

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The STARS of the seabed! The Common Starfish (Asterias rubens) is a a marine species that many of us recognise and dote on. But beneath that soft, familiar exterior lies one of the seabed’s most insatiable predators. 📰 👉️ Visit the Latest News page on our website (see link in bio) to read more.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Sussex IFCA have announced that bottom-trawling will be prohibited from a further 164km² of Sussex seabed (Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone (1)) = almost 30% of Sussex Seabed protected from this destructive fishing method - safeguarding marine habitats and protecting threatened species.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Happy #WorldArtDay! 🖼️ Thank you to the Year 4 children at St Paul's School in Brighton for these 'kelptacular' pictures! 👩‍🎨 The children were inspired by @sussexkelp, and as part of their annual art exhibition, created these underwater masterpieces! 📸 Paul Boniface 📸 St Paul's School, Brighton

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