Yacht Carbon Offset is proud to support Blue Marine Foundation (BMF), a UK charity dedicated to restoring the ocean to full health and resilience. From 2025, we are channeling our clients’ BMF donations towards the Solent Seascape Project, an ambitious initiative focused on restoring marine habitats, enhancing biodiversity, and promoting carbon sequestration in the Solent region.
You can see a summary of the Solent Seascape Project below. Detailed information on this initiative, and all of Blue Marine’s projects, can be found on their website: www.bluemarinefoundation.com
About The Project
The Solent Seascape Project is the UK’s first large-scale marine and coastal restoration initiative, aiming to reconnect and restore vital habitats across the Solent to create a thriving, resilient ecosystem.
Spanning over 52,000 hectares of coastal and marine habitats, the project focuses on the Solent—one of Europe’s most heavily used waterways—home to a complex network of harbours, islands, estuaries, and sandbanks. This diverse region supports an array of critical habitats, including seagrass meadows, saltmarshes, oyster reefs, and globally renowned seabird nesting sites. However, these ecosystems are under increasing pressure. Decades of overuse, erosion, pollution, and sea level rise have led to habitat degradation and biodiversity loss, weakening the natural resilience of the coastline.
The Solent Seascape Project takes a seascape-scale approach to restoration—actively working over the next few years to reconnect and restore key habitats. The focus is on improving the condition, scale, and connectivity of seagrass meadows, saltmarshes, oyster reefs, and seabird nesting sites, helping to rebuild a healthier, more resilient ecosystem.
Restoring Solent’s Seascape
As the UK’s first seascape-scale restoration initiative, the project brings together leading conservation organisations and local communities to restore and protect vital marine habitats.
Over the next few years, efforts will focus on improving the condition, scale, and connectivity of oyster reefs, seagrass meadows, salt marshes, and seabird nesting habitats. This approach will create a more resilient coastline, enhance biodiversity, and support sustainable ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, water filtration, and coastal protection.
Alongside restoration efforts, the project collaborates with landowners, industries, and regulators to enhance the protection and management of existing habitats, ensuring lasting ecological health.
By restoring and reconnecting the Solent’s vital marine and coastal habitats, the project aims to strengthen biodiversity, improve coastal resilience, and secure ecosystem benefits for both nature and people.