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Seagrass survey show good news for Sarasota Bay
The amount of seagrass in Sarasota Bay, a critical indicator of the health of the bay, has increased nearly 20% in the last ...
FOX 13 Tampa Bay on MSN1h
Sarasota Bay sees 19% increase in seagrass despite Hurricanes Helene, Milton
The BriefDuring an expedition to check on the health of seagrass beds in Sarasota Bay, scientists discovered positive ...
Artisanal fishers are almost as accurate as satellites in producing environmental data, study shows
Published in the journal Ocean and Coastal Management, the research set out to establish the value of local ecological ...
Mongabay25d
From Kenya to Madagascar, massive effort aims to put seagrasses on the map
Under the Large-scale Seagrass Mapping and Management Initiative , the seagrass mapping effort is now expanding to Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar, covering 2 million square kilometers ...
Mena FN25d
Seagrass Mapping Takes Root In The Western Indian Ocean
LaSMMI delivers more than just mapping -it is a comprehensive effort to enhance seagrass research and policy integration, with multiple key objectives: Creating a standardized, field-verified ...
Tampa Bay Times3d
Tampa Bay estuary is gaining seagrass, but northern bay still struggling
When it comes to the seagrass beds that stretch across Florida’s largest open-water estuary, there’s some good news and bad news. The good news: For the first time in nearly a decade, Tampa ...
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Seagrass growth in Tampa Bay is at its highest level since 2016
A new survey shows Tampa Bay supports the largest amount of seagrass since 2016. Grasses that feed fish and marine life went ...
FOX 35 Orlando on MSN3d
'Ray of hope': Seagrass growing again in parts of Indian River Lagoon as restoration efforts continue
New life is sprouting in the Indian River Lagoon with new seagrass beds growing after decades of dead zones in the waterway.