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Great Barrier Reef’s precious seagrass meadows are being lost at an alarming rate

Seagrass is a humble green hero helping to keep the Great Barrier Reef strong, but many habitats are under threat.

It might look and smell like seaweed, but this unassuming flowering plant is a powerful tool for keeping our precious natural ecosystems healthy.

Losing seagrass meadows means losing marine animals that depend on these habitats for food, shelter, and protection.

Many turtles, dugongs, and coastal animals are starving to death in our local waters where seagrass has been lost.

The importance of seagrass as a habitat for juvenile, spawning and foraging fish, means that loss can also impact on the sustainability of our fisheries.

Given the enormity of what’s at stake with increased global warming, everyone has an important role to play in supporting research that protects our environment for generations to come.

Enhance coastal protection and save marine life. 

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