Restoration

Projects are underway to determine the most effective way of planting seagrass in NS.

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Blue Carbon

Education and community engagement for nature-based blue carbon solutions.

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Mapping

Using techniques to monitor eelgrass beds pre, and post restoration, as well as untouched eelgrass beds.

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Land & Water Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that CERI is operating in the traditional, current, and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq who have inhabited these lands and waters since time immemorial. We thank and appreciate the communities who work with us on this project and have lent us their valuable knowledge and wisdom.

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- Our Work

Projects

CERI is a multifaceted initiative with multiple projects spanning different labs, projects, and communities.

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Restoration

Replanting eelgrass by manually harvesting seeds. This process is extremely time consuming, so we are working…

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Blue Carbon

What is Blue Carbon? Blue carbon refers to carbon that is stored in the world's ocean…

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Biodiversity

What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity refers to the variety of living species on earth, including plants, animals,…

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Experiments at Dalhousie Aquatron

The Aquatron facility at Dalhousie University provides us with the perfect setting to grow eelgrass under…

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Drones and Mapping

We will be using high resolution mapping from aerial drones to identify eelgrass presence and the…

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Machine Learning

Manual Image Analyses A portion of CERI revolves around detecting whether eelgrass beds have either recovered,…

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1850

Seeds & Shoots Planted

61

People Engaged

160

Samples Taken

Our Team

CERI would be nothing without the incredible team working hard to protect and restore our eelgrass meadows. Check out our wonderful team members and how they contribute to the wonderful world of eelgrass.

Samantha Beal

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Derek Tittensor

He/Him
Jarislowsky Chair & Head of FOME research group

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Kristina Boerder

She/Her
CERI Lead Scientist (FOME)

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Taylor Seed

She/Her
Program Coordinator, CERI (FOME lab)

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Kelly Ferrier

She/Her
Program Coordinator, CERI (CMM)

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Meredith Karcz

She/Her
Program Manager (CMM)

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Michelle Hodgson

She/Her
Fisheries Biologist (CMM)

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Lauren La Porte

She/Her
Volunteer and Honours student (FOME)

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Craig Brown

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Markus Kienast

He/Him
Professor - CERI Scientific Collaborator

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