Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park is to turn the tide by taking part in a project to save our sea beds.

The Community Seagrass Initiative project covers a 191 mile stretch of the coastline from Looe in Cornwall to Weymouth.

The project has a plan to spend the next three years obtaining information about important habitats along the coastline to ensure that they are protected in the future by reducing disturbance. The project plans to do this by raising awareness through the use of data collections to advise policy makers on the current conditions of the habitats.

The aim of the initiative is to encourage and engage volunteers, be they sailors, kayakers, canoeists, divers and even internet users to help monitor the health and biodiversity of sea grass beds and to connect the coastal community.

Jessica Mead, CSI project officer for Weymouth at the Weymouth Sea Life Park said: “Being part of this project is hugely exciting, it’s a fantastic opportunity for the whole community to get involved and find out more about an extremely special habitat that’s right on their doorstep.

“We hope to work with as many people as possible over the three year project to enthuse and engage people with these vitally important but sensitive areas. We have a variety of tools in which to achieve this and will be discussing them in further detail at our official launch party at Weymouth Sea Life Park on March 19.”

To see how you can help you can contact to Jessica Mead at jessica.mead@national-aquarium.co.uk.