#marinecology — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #marinecology, aggregated by home.social.
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"Seagrass meadows have been in decline around Sydney Harbour for decades, with moorings from boats among the biggest threats."
"Posidonia australis is a slow-growing plant native to the southern Australian coastline but is endangered in all six estuaries across New South Wales.The seagrass, which provides a safe and critical habitat for many juvenile fish, improves water quality, stabilises sediments and acts as a carbon sink by capturing and storing carbon dioxide, is struggling for survival."
"Purpose-built moorings are designed to remain buoyant, removing the need for traditional heavy chains dragging along the seabed, disturbing the seagrass marine ecology."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-13/science-key-to-saving-endangered-seagrass-population/106337120Image: Parking fossil fuel vessels on Sydney's Pittwater
#waterbodies #boats #FossilFuel #vessels #parking #moorings #destruction #pollution #MarinEcology #seagrass #biodiversity #NSW #MarineEcology