Eelgrass, or Zostera marina, is found along the Atlantic coast from Chesapeake Bay ... Chemically, it removes nitrogen through respiration, buffering ocean acidification. Ecologically, it provides ...

clean water— and sink 18% of the carbon absorbed globally by the ocean, despite covering only about 1% of the sea floor. The ...

where volunteers spend several hours sorting through piles of underwater debris in search of eelgrass seeds. They’re hoping to process thousands of seeds over the course of the morning, reports Enking ...

The grant will help restore at least 15 acres of eelgrass in the zone over four years. Katharyn Boyer, the director of the Estuary and Ocean Science Center at San Francisco State University ...