From Seagrass Meadow to 1 Million Seeds | Project Seagrass Revisit

What happens to seagrass after it's harvested — and how do you turn it into the seeds needed to restore lost seagrass meadows? GreenWales is back at *Project Seagrass HQ in Bridgend* for a revisit, following the next stage of a restoration journey we first explored in our original Project Seagrass episode. Seagrass collected in North Wales has arrived at HQ, where the reproductive shoots are carefully processed to release their seeds. We follow the journey through the tanks, filtration and seed-processing systems, see some of the first seeds being collected, and discover how they will eventually move to the nursery before being planted back into restoration sites. The North Wales batch alone is expected to produce around **700,000 seeds**, with Project Seagrass aiming to produce approximately **one million seeds each year**. We also explore why biosecurity matters, how seawater is continuously cleaned and reused, where restoration is working in Wales, and how volunteers can get involved — from seed picking and planting to spotting seagrass themselves. This is sustainability in action: restoring biodiversity, strengthening coastal ecosystems, storing carbon and bringing people into nature recovery. 🌱 Watch the original Project Seagrass GreenWales episode to discover more about their wider work. Subscribe to *GreenWales* for real visits, stories and practical sustainability in action across Wales. #GreenWales #ProjectSeagrass #Seagrass #NatureRecovery #Biodiversity #wales 00:00 Back at Project Seagrass 00:29 Inside the seagrass processing system 00:47 From North Wales to Bridgend 01:39 Why biosecurity matters 02:33 25kg of seagrass in each tank 03:21 Finding the seeds 03:48 Locally sourced seawater 04:17 How the filtration system works 04:53 Reusing water sustainably 05:35 What happens after processing? 06:14 Seeing the first seagrass seeds 06:46 Harvesting without damaging the meadow 08:19 Final seed processing 09:29 The target: 1 million seeds 09:57 Where will the seeds be planted? 10:58 Why restoring seagrass matters 11:25 How you can volunteer 12:08 Help map seagrass yourself 13:33 The journey of a seagrass seed 14:15 What's next? Real sustainability in action across Wales — on the ground with the people making it happen. New episodes every week | Stories, solutions, and real impact GreenWales features real sustainability in action — across communities, business, land and culture. Through interviews and site visits, we share practical environmental and social change stories from Wales and beyond. What you’ll see on this channel: • sustainable SMEs and organisations • community climate action • circular economy and reuse projects • biodiversity and land initiatives • education and youth sustainability Partnerships & features: contact via channel details.