Seagrass plays a vital part in not only protecting Florida shorelines from erosion, but it also helps the underwater ecosystem thrive. Kimberly Kuizon reports.

A divided federal appeals court is upholding a judge’s order that blocks the construction of new septic tanks in parts of the ...

Seagrass plays a vital part in not only protecting Florida shorelines from erosion, but it also helps the underwater ...

Q: What are seagrasses?

The 2024 hurricane season negatively impacted many coastal towns associated with scalloping, and some are still recovering.

A divided federal appeals court Tuesday refused to halt a district judge's order that requires the Florida Department of ...

Seagrasses are critical to coastal ecosystems—offering habitat, stabilizing the seafloor and buffering wave energy—but ...

The seagrass is greener along Florida's Nature Coast … figuratively, that is. A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series shows that seagrass ecosystems along the ...

A new study shows that seagrass ecosystems along the northern half of Florida's Gulf Coast have remained relatively healthy and undisturbed for the last several thousand years. The seagrass is ...

The seagrass is greener along Florida’s Nature Coast … figuratively, that is. A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series shows that seagrass ecosystems along the ...

The primary cause: loss of seagrass that are a main staple of food for manatees. Manatees — one of Florida's enduring wildlife symbols — have become more stable in recent years, having been ...

Manatees are not the only marine mammals that suffer when seagrass dies off in Florida. A new study found that dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon starved when seagrass meadows declined as well.