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Adult eelgrass shoots rule seedling fate in large seagrass meadow in eutrophic bay of northern China

Phys Dot Org 12 Apr 2022

Seagrasses are submerged marine angiosperms, which play key ecological roles in coastal ecosystems. The seagrass Zostera marina L ... Bohai Bay, the representative semi-enclosed bay in northern China, has experienced severe eutrophication and overfishing in recent decades ... marina population recruitment in the large seagrass meadow ... Explore further ... DOI.

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Blue carbon habitats are valued for rich biodiversity and carbon storage

The Irish Times 03 Mar 2022

Environmental organisations in Ireland such as Coastwatch has begun highlighting the importance of protecting the two main species of seagrass in Irish waters; zostara marina which grows as tall underwater meadows and zostera noltii, a shorter thin leaved intertidal species on mudflat lawns ... Conservation ... Habitats ... .

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Ten unexpected edibles from our oceans

Mongabay 22 Feb 2022

Baked fish fillet. Curry of shrimp, crab or fish ... In a paper published in Science in 1973, researchers described how the Seri, an Indigenous group living along the Gulf of California in the Mexican state of Sonora, have for generations harvested grains from eelgrass (Zostera marina), a kind of underwater marine flowering plant.

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Climate-driven disease compromises seagrass health

Phys Dot Org 10 Dec 2021

The research was published Nov ... Eelgrass (Zostera marina) normally thrives in the San Juan Islands, Washington, on the Salish Sea along the Canadian border ... Seagrass wasting disease has been present for years, thanks to the warming waters of climate change, which strengthens the plant's disease nemesis Labyrinthula zosterae ... Explore further ... Olivia J.

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Morro Bay seagrass loss causes change in fish populations

Phys Dot Org 30 Oct 2021

The loss of seagrass habitat caused a dramatic shift in fish species in Morro Bay ... Morro Bay, one of 28 estuaries that the U.S ... Once dominated by a common California eelgrass (Zostera marina), seagrass at this site has declined by more than 95 percent, from covering 344 acres in 2007 to less than 15 acres in 2017 ... Explore further ... More information ... DOI.

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Seagrass beds need special protection in maritime bill, Coastwatch says

The Times/The Sunday Times 30 Aug 2021

Zostera marina, a type of seagrass, is the inshore equivalent of coral reefs or tropical rainforests in nurturing habitats for diverse species ... Stating clearly. .

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Underwater gardeners restore seagrass meadows to keep oceans healthy

Mongabay 19 Aug 2021

They’re on a mission to monitor the restoration of the local species of seagrass, Zostera marina, also known as eelgrass, as part of a program spearheaded in 2014 by Project Seagrass, a U.K.-based charity that works to restore seagrass meadows and turn research into conservation projects worldwide ... But seagrass meadows are also under threat.

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Marine reserves can save ocean life and sustain Ireland’s coastal communities

The Irish Times 28 Jul 2021

A 2020 survey of Irish citizens found 92 per cent “strongly agreed” more action needs to be taken to improve the health of the ocean. Now is their chance to push for such change ... These should increase the levels of protection in present MPA to marine reserve (fully protected MPA) status ... Sherkin Island, co ... Maerl and Sea grass (Zostera marina) beds ... .

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Vital seagrass beds being ‘overwhelmed by invasive alien seaweed’ – Coastwatch warns

The Irish Times 30 Jun 2021

Seagrass beds in Kilmore Quay in Co Wexford, Bantry Bay in Co Cork and at Fenit beach in Tralee Bay, Co Kerry, have been overwhelmed by the species known as sargassum muticum. A large zostera marina seagrass meadow, straddling St Patrick’s Bridge near Kilmore Quay, is being progressively killed off, Coastwatch director Karin Dubsky confirmed ... .

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By transplanting eelgrass, scientists aim to restore balance to Great Bay

The Keene Sentinel 07 Jun 2021

New Hampshire’s Great Bay is a complex, convoluted system. That’s the first thing that Melissa Paly will tell you about it ... And the plant, zostera marina, is a cornerstone species for the estuary — a habitat for young fish, a powerful carbon sink, and a water filter that can use nitrogen, a pollutant, to fuel its growth, removing it from the water ... .

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World Environment Day: Public called on to log seagrass lawns and meadows

The Irish Times 04 Jun 2021

A verification and mapping exercise in 2019 supported by the Marine Unit of the Department of Housing confirmed new sites not on official maps and extended the known range of the sublittoral seagrass meadows formed by Zostera marina species notably in Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford ... Maerl and seagrass (Zostera marina) beds in the Orkney Isles.

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Seeking a sustainable way to control harmful algal bloom

Open Access Government 26 May 2021

Here, Researcher Nobuharu Inaba at the Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region (CERI), explains why it is vital to control harmful algal bloom as sustainably as possible ... Figure 1 ... < 1-µm, B ... GLBs sometimes reach a maximum density of 108 CFU (colony-forming unit) per 1 g of host organisms like seagrasses (Zostera marina and Z ... (2021) ... .

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Eelgrass grains is a potential superfood that may also help fight the climate crisis

Manila Bulletin 06 May 2021

Ángel León, a three Michelin-starred chef in Spain dubbed “the chef of the sea,” noticed the grains in the common eelgrass (Zostera marina) and focused on researching its feasibility for human consumption ... .

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Chef Supplants Rice With Marine Grain to Make Gourmet Dining Eco-Conscious

Interesting Engineering 11 Apr 2021

Ángel León is an award-winning Spanish chef who is known for fashioning delicious meals out of discarded fish parts ... This plant is called Zostera marina and, according to the , it is gluten-free, high in omega-6 and 9 fatty acids, and contains 50% more protein per grain compared to rice ... The Aponiente ... “It’s interesting.

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