The five-year project will aim to enhance seagrass and oyster restoration, improve water quality in Kerry’s coastal habitats, and boost community engagement. A new project aiming to restore important marine habitats in Co Kerry has been granted €7.9m in funding from the Irish Government. The Tralee Bay Marine Diversity Restoration Project will work over the next five years on the restoration of sensitive eelgrass meadows and native oyster beds in Kerry’s coastal habitats. While based in Tralee Bay Nature Reserve, the project will benefit a number of the county’s wider habitats, including Ireland’s first marine national park – Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí. Tralee Bay provides a unique opportunity to restore these fragile habitats of national and international importance by applying on-the-ground restoration measures with cutting-edge research.”