RD608 Kelp - Essential Fish Habitat and Biodiversity Enhancement Evidence

England's estuaries and coasts are home to a diverse range of natural capital assets that provide ecosystem services vital to the economy and societal wellbeing. There is a disconnect in monitoring, assessment, management, and decision making across the land-sea interface, which means that land-based pressures are managed without consideration of the estuarine, coastal, and wider marine natural capital assets they influence. A consistent natural capital approach and a strong evidence base that takes a source to sea, catchment to coast approach will enhance decision-making processes that are essential in informing the choices of Government, local authorities, businesses, and coastal communities. This project will provide the information and tools required to enable such an approach, filling vital evidence gaps, and supporting the protection, restoration,