SEAGRASS

In 2023, Tidal Moon was the only Indigenous business and only Western Australian business selected to receive a BHP Blue Carbon Breakthrough Grant to advance the development of the Australian blue carbon market.  Under the grant, Tidal Moon, in collaboration with carbon and seagrass scientists, is leading one of the world’s largest seagrass restoration projects in World Heritage-listed Shark Bay, Western Australia.  

The program will restore a portion of the estimated 100,000 hectares of seagrass damaged in a 2011-2012 marine heat wave.  It is one of the largest carbon and biodiversity recovery programs of its kind undertaken anywhere in the world.  It is also the only one ever to use Indigenous divers in a lead role. 

In August 2024, the Western Australia state government granted Tidal Moon a long-term permit to restore seagrass beds in Shark Bay, allowing the breakthrough project to move forward.  In 2025, the team will complete a 100 ha seagrass restoration pilot project with the possibility to scale up.  This world-first project offers an innovative new model to address climate solutions, including the possibility of Indigenous-led blue carbon and biodiversity credits, with potential applications in Australia and around the world.