Seagrass meadows, the actual lungs of the sea, are disappearing at an alarming rate. Since the 19th century, we have lost 30% ...

In addition to declines in water quality, direct habitat destruction can occur via boat groundings and construction projects. Considering that seagrass must grow in shallow enough waters to access ...

The decline has been caused by industrial growth, modification of ports and sheltered harbours, boat traffic, and increasing, stronger storm events. Pollution within the water column also affects the ...

replant seagrass in the area and raise awareness of seagrass conservation issues. Widely-used, traditional boat moorings have been found to damage large areas of seagrass, sometimes leaving a 'halo' ...

In turn, helping to preserve and restore important seabed habitats. Boat users can support the protection of seagrass by following best practice when anchoring and mooring, and by avoiding landing in ...

What are we doing here? I can’t swim. He can’t swim. This boat is slow. We better find seagrass. Then, the boat ran aground on a sandbank during low tide. Ndure hopped into the shin-deep water ...

But there are some open spaces that have been degraded or uprooted by small, local trawlers referred to as country boat dragnets.” The Thanjavur District Forest Office plans to launch efforts to ...

dredging and unregulated fishing and boating activities are key drivers of the degradation of seagrasses and their associated ecosystems. Despite a general global trend of seagrass loss ...

One of the most incredible natural tools in the fight against the climate crisis lives underwater. Seagrass is a wonder plant that lives in shallow, salty waters around the world and can form vast ...

Seagrass and mangroves form highly productive and valuable ecosystems. As well as providing habitat for biodiversity they provide many services for people. They help maintain water quality, act as ...