Carlos 🦈 on Instagram: "Seagrass seeds might be tiny, but they’re a big deal. 🌱🌊 Seagrass meadows are the nurseries of the ocean — they shelter baby fish and squid, feed wildlife like turtles and seahorses, and provide critical habitat for countless reef species. They also act like the ocean’s lungs and kidneys: producing oxygen, filtering the water, stabilising sediments, and helping protect our coastlines from erosion. And here’s the part that blows my mind every time: healthy seagrass is a

They feed on seagrass in the coastal areas of their habitat, which they typically graze on at a depth of 10m. There is evidence that dugongs can dive to 37m to get to more protected beds of seagrass. Occasionally, they also ingest algae or even small shellfish. | AdventurousAfrica

Marine Habitat Destruction -- National Geographic

1.3K views · 106 reactions | FISH FARM SEWAGE IS DESTROYING COASTAL SEAGRASS HABITAT This NEW FOOTAGE shows the havoc being wreaked on the marine environment by the salmon industry just right next to a World Heritage Site and National Park. #fishfarms #sewage #waterpollution #oceans #seagrass #marinelife #marineconservation #notosalmon | Bob Brown Foundation | Facebook