This report reviews seagrass biology, ecology, and global status before focusing on seagrass meadows around Jersey, Channel Islands, highlighting their distribution, biodiversity, health, and carbon storage capacity.

Seagrass ecosystems support:

• marine biodiversity
• coastal protection
• climate change mitigation

This report summarises all the local research on s​eagrass and brings together the key findings, identifying critical knowledge gaps and proposing directions for future research.​