Benjamin Jones
@boardshortsben.bsky.social
Chief Conservation Officer/Co-Founder at @projectseagrass.bsky.social
All things seagrass. I work on research and conservation to secure seagrass social-ecological systems for the future.
🌍Ex-President of World Seagrass Association.
All things seagrass. I work on research and conservation to secure seagrass social-ecological systems for the future.
🌍Ex-President of World Seagrass Association.
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Hey folks! Interested in seagrass and other coastal submerged aquatic planty things? This starter pack is for you!
It’s small for now, so hit me up if you’d like to be added!
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It’s small for now, so hit me up if you’d like to be added!
go.bsky.app/Jk81YjR
Work with seagrass? 🌱
We're often asked by the public: “What can I do to reduce seagrass loss?”
We’re running a survey to identify the everyday actions people can take to support seagrass conservation and we’d love your insights!
🕒 Takes just 10–15 minutes
fiu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We're often asked by the public: “What can I do to reduce seagrass loss?”
We’re running a survey to identify the everyday actions people can take to support seagrass conservation and we’d love your insights!
🕒 Takes just 10–15 minutes
fiu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Pro-environmental behaviours to conserve and protect seagrass meadows
This study seeks to assemble a list of the pro-environmental behaviours that can contribute to seagrass conservation, to devise practical, and meaningful actions that members of the public can partici...
fiu.qualtrics.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Work with seagrass? 🌱
We're often asked by the public: “What can I do to reduce seagrass loss?”
We’re running a survey to identify the everyday actions people can take to support seagrass conservation and we’d love your insights!
🕒 Takes just 10–15 minutes
fiu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We're often asked by the public: “What can I do to reduce seagrass loss?”
We’re running a survey to identify the everyday actions people can take to support seagrass conservation and we’d love your insights!
🕒 Takes just 10–15 minutes
fiu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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🌊🌱Missed the #SeagrassSeminar with @boardshortsben.bsky.social?
Catch up on how seagrass ecosystems play a key role in supporting fisheries and alleviating poverty.
The recording is now available: youtu.be/EUqIHBeCZ9A
Catch up on how seagrass ecosystems play a key role in supporting fisheries and alleviating poverty.
The recording is now available: youtu.be/EUqIHBeCZ9A
Seagrass fisheries: How they evolved and why they endure, with Dr. Benjamin Jones
YouTube video by World Seagrass Association
youtu.be
May 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
🌊🌱Missed the #SeagrassSeminar with @boardshortsben.bsky.social?
Catch up on how seagrass ecosystems play a key role in supporting fisheries and alleviating poverty.
The recording is now available: youtu.be/EUqIHBeCZ9A
Catch up on how seagrass ecosystems play a key role in supporting fisheries and alleviating poverty.
The recording is now available: youtu.be/EUqIHBeCZ9A
New Global map reveals seagrass meadows under threat — even inside protected areas! 🌍
With help from over 1000 citizen scientists, we mapped human pressures to seagrass at more than 1200 sites in 86 countries.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
With help from over 1000 citizen scientists, we mapped human pressures to seagrass at more than 1200 sites in 86 countries.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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New Global map reveals seagrass meadows under threat — even inside protected areas! 🌍
With help from over 1000 citizen scientists, we mapped human pressures to seagrass at more than 1200 sites in 86 countries.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
With help from over 1000 citizen scientists, we mapped human pressures to seagrass at more than 1200 sites in 86 countries.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Reposted by Benjamin Jones
The prevalence of seagrass throughout human civilisation has fostered spiritual and cultural relations with these underwater gardens.
Human connections to seagrass meadows date back 180,000 years, study reveals
The prevalence of seagrass throughout human civilisation has fostered spiritual and cultural relations with these underwater gardens.
tcnv.link
April 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The prevalence of seagrass throughout human civilisation has fostered spiritual and cultural relations with these underwater gardens.
If we have depended on seagrass for 180,000 years – for food, homes, customs – investing in their conservation and restoration is not just ecological, it’s deeply human.
theconversation.com/human-connec...
theconversation.com/human-connec...
Human connections to seagrass meadows date back 180,000 years, study reveals
The prevalence of seagrass throughout human civilisation has fostered spiritual and cultural relations with these underwater gardens.
theconversation.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If we have depended on seagrass for 180,000 years – for food, homes, customs – investing in their conservation and restoration is not just ecological, it’s deeply human.
theconversation.com/human-connec...
theconversation.com/human-connec...
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We often get asked, “Where does SeagrassSpotter data go?”
This study is a perfect example of how your contributions to SeagrassSpotter help to drive real scientific progress.
Find out more: ow.ly/67uc50VpxFl
This study is a perfect example of how your contributions to SeagrassSpotter help to drive real scientific progress.
Find out more: ow.ly/67uc50VpxFl
SeagrassSpotter data validates model for mapping seagrass in shallow coastal environments - Project Seagrass
To protect and restore seagrass, we need reliable maps showing where seagrass is growing and how this is changing over time. Global seagrass distribution and status is difficult to map and monitor, l...
ow.ly
March 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We often get asked, “Where does SeagrassSpotter data go?”
This study is a perfect example of how your contributions to SeagrassSpotter help to drive real scientific progress.
Find out more: ow.ly/67uc50VpxFl
This study is a perfect example of how your contributions to SeagrassSpotter help to drive real scientific progress.
Find out more: ow.ly/67uc50VpxFl
Nearly 200,000 years!
That’s how long humanity and #seagrass meadows have been intertwined.
Excited to be part of this new paper documenting these links and led by @nicolerfoster.bsky.social.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
That’s how long humanity and #seagrass meadows have been intertwined.
Excited to be part of this new paper documenting these links and led by @nicolerfoster.bsky.social.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Societal value of seagrass from historical to contemporary perspectives - Ambio
Seagrasses have been entwined with human culture for millennia, constituting a natural resource that has supported humanity throughout this history. Understanding the societal value of seagrass fosters appreciation of these ecosystems, encouraging conservation and restoration actions to counteract historic and predicted losses. This study overviews the plethora of seagrass use in human history, ranging from spiritual and ceremonial roles, direct and indirect food resources, medicines and raw materials, dating back more than 180 000 years. While many past uses have been abandoned in modern societies, others have persisted or are being rediscovered, and new applications are emerging. As these uses of seagrasses depend on harvesting, we also underscore the need for sustainable practices to (re)generate positive interactions between seagrasses and society. Our review contributes to revalue seagrass societal ecosystem services, highlighting ancient and more recent human and seagrass relationships to incentivize conservation and restoration actions.
link.springer.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Nearly 200,000 years!
That’s how long humanity and #seagrass meadows have been intertwined.
Excited to be part of this new paper documenting these links and led by @nicolerfoster.bsky.social.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
That’s how long humanity and #seagrass meadows have been intertwined.
Excited to be part of this new paper documenting these links and led by @nicolerfoster.bsky.social.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Benjamin Jones
Seagrass loss leaves Thailand's dugongs struggling to survive: dialogue.earth/en/ocean/sea...
Seagrass loss leaves Thailand’s dugongs struggling to survive
Meadows reduced to blackened stubs have pushed authorities and researchers into crisis mode
dialogue.earth
March 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Seagrass loss leaves Thailand's dugongs struggling to survive: dialogue.earth/en/ocean/sea...
Reposted by Benjamin Jones
From Kenya to Madagascar, massive effort aims to put seagrasses on the map: news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
From Kenya to Madagascar, massive effort aims to put seagrasses on the map
In 2019, scientists set out to map the extent of seagrass in Seychelles, an island nation off the eastern coast of Africa. There, they hit upon a startling number: More than 90% of the country’s “blue...
news.mongabay.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
From Kenya to Madagascar, massive effort aims to put seagrasses on the map: news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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New Review: Conserving seagrass ecosystems to meet global biodiversity and climate goals 🌎🧪
From @carlosduartephd.bsky.social and colleagues.
Web: go.nature.com/4khmf1N PDF:
rdcu.be/ebI5F
From @carlosduartephd.bsky.social and colleagues.
Web: go.nature.com/4khmf1N PDF:
rdcu.be/ebI5F
Conserving seagrass ecosystems to meet global biodiversity and climate goals - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Seagrass ecosystems are increasingly recognized for their importance to biodiversity and marine ecosystem function, but they face many threats. This Review summarizes the contributions of seagrass eco...
go.nature.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
New Review: Conserving seagrass ecosystems to meet global biodiversity and climate goals 🌎🧪
From @carlosduartephd.bsky.social and colleagues.
Web: go.nature.com/4khmf1N PDF:
rdcu.be/ebI5F
From @carlosduartephd.bsky.social and colleagues.
Web: go.nature.com/4khmf1N PDF:
rdcu.be/ebI5F
Reposted by Benjamin Jones
A well-written piece by Jillian Ooi: SEAGRASS RESTORATION ON THE RISE – BUT ARE WE MISSING THE POINT?
www.bernama.com/en/thoughts/...
Couldn't agree more! #Conservation should come before #Restoration
www.bernama.com/en/thoughts/...
Couldn't agree more! #Conservation should come before #Restoration
March 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A well-written piece by Jillian Ooi: SEAGRASS RESTORATION ON THE RISE – BUT ARE WE MISSING THE POINT?
www.bernama.com/en/thoughts/...
Couldn't agree more! #Conservation should come before #Restoration
www.bernama.com/en/thoughts/...
Couldn't agree more! #Conservation should come before #Restoration
Happy #WorldSeagrassDay
Went snorkelling on Wednesday in Miami to explore what Biscayne Bay had to offer. Not disappointed by green meadows with the metropolis backdrop!
Went snorkelling on Wednesday in Miami to explore what Biscayne Bay had to offer. Not disappointed by green meadows with the metropolis backdrop!
March 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Happy #WorldSeagrassDay
Went snorkelling on Wednesday in Miami to explore what Biscayne Bay had to offer. Not disappointed by green meadows with the metropolis backdrop!
Went snorkelling on Wednesday in Miami to explore what Biscayne Bay had to offer. Not disappointed by green meadows with the metropolis backdrop!
Reposted by Benjamin Jones
🌊Happy #WorldSeagrassDay!
This year’s theme is Blue *Resilience: Invest in Seagrass*
How can WE #investinseagrass?
We'll share some examples—let's keep the conversation going!
Use the hashtags in the comments & tag us so we can repost!
This year’s theme is Blue *Resilience: Invest in Seagrass*
How can WE #investinseagrass?
We'll share some examples—let's keep the conversation going!
Use the hashtags in the comments & tag us so we can repost!
March 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
🌊Happy #WorldSeagrassDay!
This year’s theme is Blue *Resilience: Invest in Seagrass*
How can WE #investinseagrass?
We'll share some examples—let's keep the conversation going!
Use the hashtags in the comments & tag us so we can repost!
This year’s theme is Blue *Resilience: Invest in Seagrass*
How can WE #investinseagrass?
We'll share some examples—let's keep the conversation going!
Use the hashtags in the comments & tag us so we can repost!
Reposted by Benjamin Jones
Without appropriate management, seaweed programmes could threaten marine biodiversity.
Read more in our article in @theconversation.com which responds to calls for seaweed cultivation programmes at scale and considers the risks this could present for marine life: ow.ly/fCFv50V3AxI
Read more in our article in @theconversation.com which responds to calls for seaweed cultivation programmes at scale and considers the risks this could present for marine life: ow.ly/fCFv50V3AxI
Expanding seaweed farms pose a risk to vital marine life
Without appropriate management, seaweed farming programmes could be dangerous for marine biodiversity and the benefits that humans get from the ocean.
ow.ly
February 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Without appropriate management, seaweed programmes could threaten marine biodiversity.
Read more in our article in @theconversation.com which responds to calls for seaweed cultivation programmes at scale and considers the risks this could present for marine life: ow.ly/fCFv50V3AxI
Read more in our article in @theconversation.com which responds to calls for seaweed cultivation programmes at scale and considers the risks this could present for marine life: ow.ly/fCFv50V3AxI
Reposted by Benjamin Jones
In our academic response, published in the journal @pnas.org, we outline the risks of habitat loss from seaweed cultivation within seagrass: ow.ly/qnSe50V3AxJ
Risks of habitat loss from seaweed cultivation within seagrass | PNAS
Risks of habitat loss from seaweed cultivation within seagrass
ow.ly
February 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
In our academic response, published in the journal @pnas.org, we outline the risks of habitat loss from seaweed cultivation within seagrass: ow.ly/qnSe50V3AxJ
Seagrass meadows are often naturally patchy, changing shape and moving over time. A new study finds that a 50 year old meadow accumulated negligible carbon, likely due to the migration and movement of seagrass patches.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Continual migration of patches within a Massachusetts seagrass meadow limits carbon accretion and storage - Communications Earth & Environment
The spatial variation in sediment organic carbon stocks in a patchy seagrass meadow is linked to the temporal stability of the patches, according to an analysis of sediment samples and historical aeri...
www.nature.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Seagrass meadows are often naturally patchy, changing shape and moving over time. A new study finds that a 50 year old meadow accumulated negligible carbon, likely due to the migration and movement of seagrass patches.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Reposted by Benjamin Jones
After years of discussion a
Social-Ecological Systems Society (SocSES)
socses.org
is launching
March 27 2025, 2:30 - 4pm CET
you can register for the virtual launch event here
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Social-Ecological Systems Society (SocSES)
socses.org
is launching
March 27 2025, 2:30 - 4pm CET
you can register for the virtual launch event here
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SocSES Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Social-Ecological Systems Society (SocSES) - a global community advancing research, practice, and collaboration for just and sustainable futures. Join us ...
zoom.us
February 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
After years of discussion a
Social-Ecological Systems Society (SocSES)
socses.org
is launching
March 27 2025, 2:30 - 4pm CET
you can register for the virtual launch event here
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Social-Ecological Systems Society (SocSES)
socses.org
is launching
March 27 2025, 2:30 - 4pm CET
you can register for the virtual launch event here
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#Seaweed farming has many potential benefits, but scaling these farms cannot be at the expense of other habitats (e.g. #seagrass) that support people! In our short letter, me, @eklof.bsky.social, @zosterar.bsky.social & others discuss why caution is needed.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Risks of habitat loss from seaweed cultivation within seagrass | PNAS
Risks of habitat loss from seaweed cultivation within seagrass
www.pnas.org
February 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#Seaweed farming has many potential benefits, but scaling these farms cannot be at the expense of other habitats (e.g. #seagrass) that support people! In our short letter, me, @eklof.bsky.social, @zosterar.bsky.social & others discuss why caution is needed.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Benjamin Jones
Seagrasses are really cool, they can reduce the abundance of bacterial pathogens from the water. This may be good for seaweed farming BUT can be quite harmful for the seagrass and the services they provide!
📣Newly published letter.
B. Jones, R. Unsworth, J. Eklöf, et al
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
📣Newly published letter.
B. Jones, R. Unsworth, J. Eklöf, et al
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Risks of habitat loss from seaweed cultivation within seagrass | PNAS
Risks of habitat loss from seaweed cultivation within seagrass
doi.org
February 20, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Seagrasses are really cool, they can reduce the abundance of bacterial pathogens from the water. This may be good for seaweed farming BUT can be quite harmful for the seagrass and the services they provide!
📣Newly published letter.
B. Jones, R. Unsworth, J. Eklöf, et al
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
📣Newly published letter.
B. Jones, R. Unsworth, J. Eklöf, et al
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Expanding seaweed farms pose a risk to #seagrass
Expanding seaweed farms pose a risk to vital marine life
Without appropriate management, seaweed farming programmes could be dangerous for marine biodiversity and the benefits that humans get from the ocean.
theconversation.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Expanding seaweed farms pose a risk to #seagrass
Reposted by Benjamin Jones
"Estimates from small diverse subsets of this size outperformed most estimates from homogenous groups; sufficiently diverse small crowds are just as effective as large crowds in estimating ecological state."
Stakeholder diversity matters: employing the wisdom of crowds for data-poor fisheries assessments www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🦑🐟🧪
Stakeholder diversity matters: employing the wisdom of crowds for data-poor fisheries assessments - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Stakeholder diversity matters: employing the wisdom of crowds for data-poor fisheries assessments
www.nature.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"Estimates from small diverse subsets of this size outperformed most estimates from homogenous groups; sufficiently diverse small crowds are just as effective as large crowds in estimating ecological state."
Reposted by Benjamin Jones
New paper on "OCEAN EQUITY: From assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance"
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
Frontiers | Ocean equity: from assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance
www.frontiersin.org
February 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
New paper on "OCEAN EQUITY: From assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance"
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
Reposted by Benjamin Jones
Calling all scientific artists, creatives & graphic designers! We're offering 5 pairs of tickets to see Coldplay live!
Looking for striking, impactful designs conveying complex ideas about #seagrass.
#SciArt #Illustration #Art #GraphicDesign #CreativeDesign
www.projectseagrass.org/coldplay-tic...
Looking for striking, impactful designs conveying complex ideas about #seagrass.
#SciArt #Illustration #Art #GraphicDesign #CreativeDesign
www.projectseagrass.org/coldplay-tic...
Coldplay Ticket Competition - Project Seagrass
Would you like to support seagrass whilst being in with the chance of winning tickets to see Coldplay live at Wembley in summer 2025?
www.projectseagrass.org
January 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Calling all scientific artists, creatives & graphic designers! We're offering 5 pairs of tickets to see Coldplay live!
Looking for striking, impactful designs conveying complex ideas about #seagrass.
#SciArt #Illustration #Art #GraphicDesign #CreativeDesign
www.projectseagrass.org/coldplay-tic...
Looking for striking, impactful designs conveying complex ideas about #seagrass.
#SciArt #Illustration #Art #GraphicDesign #CreativeDesign
www.projectseagrass.org/coldplay-tic...
Calling all scientific artists, creatives & graphic designers! We're offering 5 pairs of tickets to see Coldplay live!
Looking for striking, impactful designs conveying complex ideas about #seagrass.
#SciArt #Illustration #Art #GraphicDesign #CreativeDesign
www.projectseagrass.org/coldplay-tic...
Looking for striking, impactful designs conveying complex ideas about #seagrass.
#SciArt #Illustration #Art #GraphicDesign #CreativeDesign
www.projectseagrass.org/coldplay-tic...
Coldplay Ticket Competition - Project Seagrass
Would you like to support seagrass whilst being in with the chance of winning tickets to see Coldplay live at Wembley in summer 2025?
www.projectseagrass.org
January 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Calling all scientific artists, creatives & graphic designers! We're offering 5 pairs of tickets to see Coldplay live!
Looking for striking, impactful designs conveying complex ideas about #seagrass.
#SciArt #Illustration #Art #GraphicDesign #CreativeDesign
www.projectseagrass.org/coldplay-tic...
Looking for striking, impactful designs conveying complex ideas about #seagrass.
#SciArt #Illustration #Art #GraphicDesign #CreativeDesign
www.projectseagrass.org/coldplay-tic...