Benefits to commercial fishing species from coastal blue carbon habitat restoration and protection project

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Please read ToR for full information. The objectives of this report are: - To assess the quantity of UK commercial aquatic species reliant on coastal blue carbon habitats for an aspect of their life histories e.g., forage grounds, nursery grounds, etc. - To determine to what extent fishers know and understand the role that coastal blue carbon habitats play in supporting the species that they target. - To assess the potential impact on commercial species from further degradation/loss of coastal blue carbon habitats. This would cover environmental, social, and economic impacts both to the stock as well as fishers in terms of reduced quota. - To identify the value of restoring and protecting 15-30% the UKs coastal blue carbon habitats could have on the UKs commercial aquatic species (socio-economic and environmental). - To assess the wider benefits to restoring and protecting coastal blue carbon habitats in terms of other ecosystem services e.g., water quality, recreational fishers, aquaculture, flood defence, blue carbon etc. - To develop recommendations on how UK wild-catch fishing sector can engage with restoration and protection projects. - To develop recommendations to government on how to support the wild-catch sector in engaging on coastal blue carbon habitat restoration and protection projects.