Falmouth Harbour are looking into ways we can contribute positively to the climate and biodiversity crises currently underway. As part of this we are hoping to reduce pressures caused by our activities on the Seagrass beds in our waters.
As a start we have removed 11 swinging moorings that were having a localised impact on the seagrass bed at Flushing due to the action of the heavy chain moving across the surface of the seabed. To ensure the impacts caused by the moorings are not replaced by other physical impacts we are asking harbour users not to anchor or lay fishing gear likely to interact with the seagrass in the area where we have removed the moorings. For more information please click here.
Please click here for information on the extent of seagrass in the Flushing area and other areas in our waters to improve harbour user awareness of where it is. If you can avoid anchoring in these areas to avoid physically damaging the seagrass bed underneath we would encourage this behaviour. Falmouth Harbour would like to understand more about how not anchoring in these areas will impact on your use of the harbour so we can start to work towards solutions that allow use of an area whilst not disturbing sensitive seabed habitats.
Please get in touch with any concerns or questions you may have on this activity so these can be considered.
Watch the Falmouth Harbour Seagrass Regeneration Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB1wNrYzfu8&feature=youtu.be