Show threadAquaClaire1d ago

Expand #MarineProtectedArea

Regulate & enforce #NoTakeZone, catch sizes, close seasons.

Special care for breeding & nursery habitats: #seagrass, #mangrove, #coral.

Actions to reverse decline & start recovery:
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/03/24/protect-habitat-to-halt-dwindling-numbers 🧵 2/ 2

#SaveOurSeas #ocean #conservation

Protect habitat to halt dwindling numbers

PETALING JAYA: As Malaysia's fish populations plummet, experts warn that some of the most familiar species could face local extinction within decades, but that timely action could still reverse the trend.

The Star
Primo NaturaMar 17

"Seagrass is a secret weapon against climate change. Can eco-moorings protect it from boat anchors?"

#SeaGrass #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/13/seagrass-is-a-secret-weapon-against-climate-change-can-eco-moorings-protect-it-from-boat-a

Greece tests eco-moorings to protect Mediterranean Posidonia seagrass

Anchors are damaging Posidonia seagrass, a key Mediterranean habitat that stores carbon, filters seawater and supports marine life.

euronews
MediaFaro MagazineMar 13

Greece tests eco-moorings to protect Mediterranean Posidonia seagrass.

New anchoring systems designed to protect Posidonia seagrass meadows – one of the Mediterranean’s most important yet fragile marine ecosystems – are being tested near Athens.

Posidonia seagrass is a key Mediterranean habitat that stores carbon, filters seawater and supports marine life.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260313-greece-tests-eco-moorings-to-protect-mediterranean-posidonia-seagrass?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Seagrass #NatureConservation #Ecosystem #Mediterranean #Greece #Posidonia

Greece tests eco-moorings to protect Mediterranean Posidonia seagrass.

New anchoring systems designed to protect Posidonia seagrass meadows – one of the Mediterranean’s most important yet fragile marine ecosystems – are being tested near Athens. Posidonia seagrass is a …

Euronews
Dr Angel BorjaMar 2
Yesterday was #WorldSeagrassDay, @[email protected] is restoring these habitats in the Basque Country. In Butroe estuary we started in 2008 and the system is approaching slowly the good ecological status in 2025: it takes decades to recover degraded systems! #MarineEcology #Research #Seagrass
Show threadHeliographFeb 28
i too only travel in #pebble company ✓ #seagrass
Show threadAquaClaireFeb 22

High hopes! & good news about the two species of seahorse in the seagrass meadows of Chichester harbour:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9e1v13zxeo
h/t @MaQuest
🧵 4/

#seahorse #seagrass #Chichester #oysters #NatureRestoration #HarbourOysters

Why are 5,000 oysters being scrubbed in Chichester Harbour?

The oysters will be put into Chichester Harbour to improve oyster populations and biodiversity.

Dr Angel BorjaFeb 13
fortunately, in Europe, the Water Framework Directive #WFD, has contributed to recover some systems, including many #Seagrass habitats #MarineEcology #Research

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2ipebi4cuxifikswemt3ll5e/post/3meq23ulbaxe2
Show threadGES4SEAS MOOCsFeb 13
Since then, loss rates slowed down for most species and fast-growing species recovered in some locations
This resulted in a net rate of change in #seagrass area, experiencing a reversal in the 2000s, in Europe
GES4SEAS MOOCsFeb 13
After some research, from 1869 to 2016, one third of European #seagrass area was lost due to disease, deteriorated water quality, and coastal development
The highest decline was the 1970s and 1980s
#GES4SEAS #MOOC #oceanoptimism
#MarineEcology #Research
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11340-4
BellingenNSWFeb 13

"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/106337120

Image: Parking fossil fuel vessels on Sydney's Pittwater

#waterbodies #boats #FossilFuel #vessels #parking #moorings #destruction #pollution #MarinEcology #seagrass #biodiversity #NSW #MarineEcology