Blue Carbon Forum for Wales

Connecting Welsh researchers, policymakers and communities with an interest in blue carbon to share information and knowledge, and to accelerate the body of expertise and experience we have in Wales. This community of research was established following the Blue Carbon session at the 2004 Marine and Coastal Evidence Conference.

Recent Activities & Shared Resources:

SLIDES	RECORDINGS
	Introduction by Caryn Le Roux
Annette Burden – Roadmap to Inclusion of Saltmarsh in the UK GHGI	Annette Burden – Roadmap to Inclusion of Saltmarsh in the UK GHGI
Karen Robinson – Blue Carbon Evidence – Where are we now?	Karen Robinson – Blue Carbon Evidence – Where are we now?
	Barriers and Opportunities for inclusion of Blue Carbon habitats in a Greenhouse Gas Inventory for Wales
Amber Thomasson – Disturbing the Deep: Trawling and carbon dynamics in the Isle of Man	Amber Thomasson – Disturbing the Deep: Trawling and carbon dynamics in the Isle of Man
Tom Rippeth – UK Government Blue Carbon Evidence Partnership (coordinated by CEFAS)	Tom Rippeth – UK Government Blue Carbon Evidence Partnership (coordinated by CEFAS)
Caitlin Taylor-Robinson – Just how ‘green’ is the grass on the other side?	Caitlin Taylor-Robinson – Just how ‘green’ is the grass on the other side?
Rhys Bowen – Our Work in Blue Carbon Habitats in North Wales (North Wales Wildlife Trust & Project Seagrass)	Rhys Bowen – Our Work in Blue Carbon Habitats in North Wales (North Wales Wildlife Trust & Project Seagrass)
Richard Lucas – Introducing a New Taxonomy for Underwater Environments	Richard Lucas – Introducing a New Taxonomy for Underwater Environments
Karen Robison – Pressures and Impacts on Blue Carbon	Karen Robison – Pressures and Impacts on Blue Carbon
	Emma Ward – Assessing error from sampling and analytical processes for seagrass sediment carbon stock best practice
Carl Gough – Blue Carbon and Seagrass update	Carl Gough – Blue Carbon and Seagrass Update
Rhys Bowen – Developing a Saltmarsh Network and Action Plan Cymru	Rhys Bowen – Developing a Saltmarsh Network and Action Plan Cymru
Maria Hayden Hughes – Connecting Conwy: From Oyster Reefs to Seascapes	Maria Hayden Hughes – Connecting Conwy: From Oyster Reefs to Seascapes
Caryn Le Roux – MARINE Fund Cymru (MArine Resilience & Improvement of Natural Ecosystems)	Caryn Le Roux – MARINE Fund Cymru (MArine Resilience & Improvement of Natural Ecosystems)
Annette Burden – Welsh Blue Carbon Forum Saltmarsh Code	Annette Burden – Welsh Blue Carbon Forum Saltmarsh Code

National Seagrass Action Plan	Carl Gough | Seagrass Network Cymru
Saltmarsh mapping from space	Jenny Williamson | Glynn Vivian Art Gallery; Hannah Cliverd | UK CEH; Rachel Nickerson
Selecting sites for costal restoration using the ‘Mini Buoy’	Dr. Cai Ladd | Swansea University
Informing sustainable marine environmental policy through understanding saltmarsh vegetation-nutrient dynamics	Mike Perring | UK CEH
Seagrass restoration in North Wales first results	Stijn den Haan | The Fieldwork Company; Reece Halstead |Y Môr a Ni: Welsh Ocean Literacy Coalition
Improving species-habitat modelling using Zostera marina	Cami Domy | Swansea University | PhD
Agenda – Welsh Blue Carbon Forum 4-5/03/2026
Wales Blue Carbon Forum Slides NRW 16/09/25
Jan Hiddink | Bangor University	SeaSTORE – Impacts of bottom trawling on seabed carbon storage
Jack Price | Crown Estate	The Crown Estate: Sedimentary Blue Carbon Research

Purpose of Group

• Raise awareness of people/organisations working on different habitats and for various reasons.
• Presentation of evidence from researchers and others, examples of projects from Wales and beyond
• Sharing of knowledge, skills, and resources.
• Identifying synergies between people’s roles/work/research
• Identify opportunities for collaboration (for further research projects, or knowledge sharing, etc).
• Collation and sharing of data.
• Identify gaps in knowledge/data.
• Ideas for future resourcing of work
• Facilitate flow of information between Welsh Government, NRW and other stakeholders, providing regular policy updates and advice if asked.
• Gives Wales a stronger voice.