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"Also known as Neptune’s grass, it grows for thousands of hectares on the bottom of the sea.

Its importance lies in the way it influences the marine environment and combats climate change.

One square metre of this seagrass produces as much oxygen as...inews.co.uk/news/world/vital-carbon-storing-seawee…

"Also known as Neptune’s grass, it grows for thousands of hectares on the bottom of the sea.

Its importance lies in the way it influences the marine environment and combats climate change.

One square metre of this seagrass produces as much oxygen as one hectare of the Amazon rainforest meaning it plays a crucial role for the underwater environment.

At the same time, it takes large amounts of carbon dioxide and converts it into plant matter, thereby playing an important role in fighting climate change.

One hectare of seagrass can soak up as much carbon dioxide as 15 hectares of rainforest, according to a 2021 report for Unesco, a wing of the United Nations."

Yacht owners here have had the same experience with the MMO making a no anchor zone off South Beach, Studland.

..the fact that there may be seahorses there wasn't contested by the sailors; what they asked was:

a) where else have you looked for seahorses?, and
b) what proof do you have that yacht anchors damage the sea grass, rather than for example plough the seabed to help it grow?

Neither question was answered as that's not what Government consultation periods are for apparently.

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