Category archive: Seagrass
Seagrass Blue Carbon Blues
The case for protecting and conserving seagrass has been put to music for the first time. The Seagrass Blue Carbon Blues relays an important message in a novel and entertaining way. Set against a backdrop of an acoustic guitar, the singer outlines the benefits of seagrass, including the sequestration and storage of carbon, and the provision of habitat…
New video with Jim Toomey
A new video has been released by the United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for North America (UNEP RONA). It is the fourth video in the series of “Two Minutes on Oceans with Jim Toomey”. The video is titled “The True Value of Our Oceans”. The clip features narration and animations by Jim Toomey, in order…
Video of Sensitive Marine Habitats
The Seagrass Ecosystem Research Group (SERG) has released a new video entitled ‘Investigating Sensitive Marine Habitats in Wales’. The video provides an underwater view of the marine life supported by seagrass meadows, kelp and horse mussel beds in Wales. A Baited Remote Underwater Video system (BRUVs) was used to capture footage of commercially important juvenile…
Science for Environment Policy: Seagrass decline releasing large quantities of carbon
Grasses growing at the bottom of our oceans lock away large quantities of ‘blue carbon’, according to a new study. The results suggest that the soil that seagrass grows on is capable of storing more carbon than soils on land and as a result of the current global decline in seagrass, vast stores of carbon may be being released into the ocean and atmosphere.
Blue Carbon Offset
Seafood Choices is offering blue carbon offsets for greenhousegas emissions related to travel and participation of the 2012 International Seafood Summit -_________________________ Help Us Create a Greener (and Bluer) Seafood SummitThe Ocean Founda…
Blue Carbon Discussed
Colin Campbell on Blue CarbonCBC All Points West | Thursday, August 2nd, 2012Colin Campbell, Sierra Club BC Science Advisor and Marine Campaign Coordinator, speaks about Blue Carbon on the August 2 2012 edition of CBC All Points West.Stream available h…
Blue Carbon Photos – Life in the Seagrass
Seagrass is a key ecosystem in the sequestration and storing of carbon and is also critical to the life of various species. Here are a few images of life in the seagrass…Croatian seagrass bed (Image credit: Steven Lutz / GRID-Arendal)A small school o…
Seagrass Restoration in Virginia – Restoring Carbon Sequestration
http://www.newswise.com/articles/seagrass-restoration-in-virginia-s-coastal-bays-proving-successful-studies-showSeagrass Restoration in Virginia’s Coastal Bays Proving Successful, Studies ShowReleased: 2/23/2012 5:00 PM EST, Source: University of Virgi…
Sex promotes seagrass which acts as carbon sink
http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/sex-promotes-seagrass-which-acts-as-carbon-sink_753157.html Sex promotes seagrass which acts as carbon sink 17 January 2012/ Zeenews Online Sydney: Sex promotes greater growth of seagrass, a vegetation that doubles as a huge carbon sink and shelters marine species, reveals a study. Seagrass meadows grew predominately via vegetative growth or cloning, using rhizomes that spread under the seabed, then send…