Tucked along the Gulf Coast where the Steinhatchee River meets the sea, Steinhatchee, Florida, is the kind of small town that ...

Statewide project is designed to grow resilient seagrass to thrive after being planted in water affected by pollution, climate change ...

Due to attention from Alligator Alcatraz, ICE detention center in the Florida Everglades, many are wondering about gator and ...

We answer South Florida’s climate questions: Discover how climate change and humans stress this critical marine ecosystem of seagrass.

But as important as seagrass is for Florida and its ecosystem, it has some serious threats including climate change, pollution, development, dredging and boating.

Florida Institute of Technology: Evaluating Biochar as a Tool for Seagrass Restoration in Indian River Lagoon This study tests the use of biochar to improve sediment conditions for seagrass growth in ...

For this reason, District scientists have been mapping seagrass habitat along the west-central and southwest Florida coast since 1988 to “take the pulse” of the estuary. The District seagrass maps are ...

The study is one of the first to map out the potential of seagrass meadows around the world to act as natural sponges that can soak up planet-warming carbon dioxide, Dr Siti said.

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.

The SBEP recently announced it received the 2024 seagrass maps, which were completed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Seagrass is mapped and reported for each bay segment. Click here to view the maps for 2022 and 2024. A map showing seagrass beds in Sarasota Bay. (Southwest Florida Water Management District) ...