Studland Bay is important for its seagrass meadows and as the only known breeding site for both Spiny and Short-snouted seahorses. Surveys suggest that it is also a nursery area for the endangered undulate ray.
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Frequently
Asked Questions
If you have a question about seahorses or seagrass you should be able to find the answer on the FAQ page
Diving Protocols
Advise for volunteer dive surveyors on the best practice when surveying areas that might contain seagrass & seahorses. Find out more
Seahorses Breeding in Dorset Waters? Watch the video...
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Find Out About
Our Native Seahorses
Did you know that a seahorse is a fish, and that they are related to the pipefish? Did you also know their jaws are fused into a narrow tube and they suck in small prey and they are breeding in Studland Bay, Dorset? Find out about Dorset Seahorses
As part of a two-year study into the effects of boating on seagrass meadows, a small (100m x 100m) Voluntary
No-Anchor Zone (VNAZ) is being set up in Studland, Dorset.
Seagrasses are the only truly marine flowering plants and they form a unique meadow habitat in shallow water. The species at Studland is the common eelgrass.
