At England’s Studland Bay, eco-moorings helped seagrass recover after years of damage from traditional boat anchors. A study found bare patches in one trial area shrank by 94% between 2021 and 2025. Volunteer divers have also reported rising seahorse numbers, along with sightings of eels, crabs and other marine life.

Massachusetts is restoring Century Bog, a former cranberry farm in Plymouth and Wareham, to complete protection of Red Brook from White Island Pond to Buttermilk Bay. The restored wetland and stream channel could benefit about 60 conservation-priority species, including “salter” brook trout that move between freshwater and saltwater estuaries.