The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

The amount of seagrass in Sarasota Bay, a critical indicator of the health of the bay, has increased nearly 20% in the last ...

During visits to a monitoring site, researchers also act as seagrass missionaries, preaching about the importance of the grasses. But asking locals, most of whom fish for a living, to stay off the ...

A new survey shows Tampa Bay supports the largest amount of seagrass since 2016. Grasses that feed fish and marine life went ...

Nestled away in the Indian Ocean, the bank’s seagrass habitats are being decimated by a multinational fleet of fishing ships ...

Seagrass meadows serve as excellent breeding grounds for sea mammals and habitats for baby fish. But scientists have estimated the world’s seagrass stocks are declining by about 7% per year.

MARINE biology expert Prof. Yunus Mgaya has called for fisheries extension officers, fishmongers, traders, and consumers to be educated on the importance of marine ecology to protect the Indian Ocean, ...

HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating the deaths of nine manatees in the Homosassa River over the past six weeks, sparking alarm among ...

The agency found that seagrass losses from water pollution may ... “I am concerned that the most recent population study that was done by the Fish and Wildlife Commission has too many ...

What are the characteristics of seagrass? Seagrass has various features given below in the table: ...

Despite their small footprint, seagrass ecosystems provide outsized environmental benefits—serving as essential nurseries for commercial fish species, storing significant amounts of coastal ...