Fieldwork in Jersey collects over sixty core samples to investigate the composition of carbon in the seabed and how marine life affects carbon accumulation and storage.

During recent fieldwork in Jersey, Convex Seascape Survey Scientists collected over 60 core samples to help quantify and understand blue carbon stored in the coastal ocean floor, and the effects of marine life upon it.

Taking samples collected from both inside and outside of the Jersey Marine Protected Area, where mobile fishing gear is prohibited, academics were able to compare the differences in seabed organic carbon content and biodiversity according to different levels of seabed disturbance. This knowledge will help us to understand whether protection from human activities, like dredging and trawling,  could affect the capacity of the seabed to accumulate and store carbon.