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  • Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) habitat with shoal of Silversides (Atherinomorus lacunosus), Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20200706-500_1892.jpg
  • Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) habitat with shoal of Silversides (Atherinomorus lacunosus), Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20200706-500_1959.jpg
  • Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) in red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) and turtlegrass (thalassia testudinum) habitats. Image made on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
    20180619-500_6035.jpg
  • A lionfish (Pterois volitans) hunts cardinal fish in the seagrass off Manado, Indonesia. Seagrass is an important habitat for both predators and prey.
    Habitat.jpg
  • Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) juvenile, hiding in eelgrass (Zostera marina) off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190925-500_0198.jpg
  • A grey snapper fish (Lutjanus griseus) hunting silversides (Atherinomorus lacunosus) among red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) roots, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20200709-500_2269.jpg
  • After almost three years there are still large areas of dead mangroves in Puerto Rico, like this in Cabo Rojo, after hurrican Maria. Mangroves are a shoreline's best known defence during large storms and important habitat for many bird and fish species.
    Gross_PuertoRico064.jpg
  • After almost three years there are still large areas of dead mangroves in Puerto Rico, like this in Cabo Rojo, after hurrican Maria. Mangroves are a shoreline's best known defence during large storms and important habitat for many bird and fish species.
    Gross_PuertoRico063.jpg
  • A rocky beach on Vancouver Island that is ideal habitat for spawning plainfin midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus).
    20210628-DSC_7353.jpg
  • Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) habitat with silversides, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2012_HI_Aug_21st040.jpg
  • Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) habitat with shoal of Silversides (Atherinomorus lacunosus), Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20200628-500_1655.jpg
  • Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) habitat with shoal of Silversides (Atherinomorus lacunosus), Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20200706-500_1959.jpg
  • Propeller scars are caused by boats going into water that is too shallow for their propellers. A minor scar can heal quickly, but a deep scar that tears up the roots can erode into major divisions of the habitat.
    Old Prop Scar
  • Seahorses are a beloved group of species, yet all species are endangered. Part of the problem is loss of critical habitat like seagrass and mangroves.
    20181011-500_9089.jpg
  • Propeller scars are caused by boats going into water that is too shallow for their propellers. A minor scar can heal quickly, but a deep scar that tears up the roots can erode into major divisions of the habitat.
    New Prop Scar
  • After a coral reef dies it crumbles, taking with it many other animals. The cause of the destruction was likely dynamite fishing. Image made near Flores, Indonesia.
    20180924-500_3564.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2015_12_10HI025.jpg
  • Mangroves, seagrass beds and coral reefs are all connected and all rely on each other for healthy functioning. Seagrasses occupy 0.1% of the seafloor, yet are responsible for 11% of the organic carbon buried in the ocean. Seagrass meadows, mangroves and coastal wetlands capture carbon at a rate greater than that of tropical forests.
    Connected Habitats.jpg
  • Old propeller scar off Eleuthera, Bahamas. If a propeller ruins the root structure of seagrass it can corrode the meadow leading to loss of seabed structure.
    20180619-500_5969.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210527-500_9456.jpg
  • Juvenile quillback rockfish (Sebastes meliger) resting on red soft coral (Eunephthya rubiformis) in Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210321-500_5263.jpg
  • Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain. One patch is considered to be the oldest living organism on Earth.
    20190624-500_2181.jpg
  • Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) hunting over a seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) meadow in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA.
    20190605-500_9775.jpg
  • Tape Seagrass (Enhalus acoroides) seascape in Indonesia
    20181002-500_5882.jpg
  • Invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas) in eelgrass (Zostera marina) meadow. These are highly destructive invasive species which can uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210527-500_9753.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210526-500_9430.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210526-500_9429.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210526-500_9222.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210526-500_9218.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210526-500_9098.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210526-500_9072.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210517-500_7918.jpg
  • Heriberto Martir from the University of Puerto Rico's "Vida Marina" inspects his work. Wooden steaks from discarded pallets placed in a matrix change wind patterns to build up sand dunes along the north coast of Puerto Rico. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management and ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. This project aims to restore sand dunes for coastal protection during storms, nesting sea turtles and other benefits. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico045.jpg
  • JP Zegarra of the US Fish and Wildlife Service swims alongside a green sea turtle over a seagrass bed off Crash Boat Beach, Puerto Rico. Seagrass is not only a main food source for endangered green turtles, it also stabalizes sediment and sequesters carbon, helping in our fight agaisnt climate change.
    Gross_PuertoRico030.jpg
  • A Bay pipefish (Syngnathus leptorhynchus) hiding in seagrass (Zostera marina) in Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20201104-500_7636.jpg
  • A common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) searching for food among the seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) in the Red Sea off Marsa Alam, Egypt.
    20191003-500_1990.jpg
  • Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) juvenile, hiding in eelgrass (Zostera marina) off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190926-500_0834.jpg
  • American lobster (Homarus americana) hiding in kelp off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190925-500_9718.jpg
  • Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) juvenile, hiding in eelgrass (Zostera marina) off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190925-500_0140.jpg
  • Juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) hiding in eelgrass (Zostera marina) off Newfoundland Canada. This species of fish were once one of the most caught and eaten fish in the world. In 1992 the fishery collapsed and 37,000 people lost their jobs overnight. Juvenile cod and many other heavily fished species use seagrass as a nursery. The healthier the seagrass is, the better fisheries will likely be.
    20190925-500_0094.jpg
  • Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) juvenile, hiding in eelgrass (Zostera marina) with cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190924-500_8055.jpg
  • Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) juvenile, hiding in eelgrass (Zostera marina) with cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190924-500_7993.jpg
  • An American or Northern lobster (Homarus americana) hiding in seagrass (Zostera marina) off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190924-500_7058.jpg
  • Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain. One patch is considered to be the oldest living organism on Earth.
    20190625-500_2734.jpg
  • Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) is likely the oldest living organism on Earth. A single patch of seagrass found in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain is estimated to be between 80,000 and 200,000 years old.
    20190624-500_2359.jpg
  • A school of cow breams (Sarpa salpa) feeding among seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) in the Mediteranean Sea in Spain.
    20190624-500_2150.jpg
  • A school of cow breams (Sarpa salpa) feeding among seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) in the Mediteranean Sea in Spain.
    20190624-500_2090.jpg
  • Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain. One patch is considered to be the oldest living organism on Earth.
    20190624-500_2100.jpg
  • A volunteer with The Nature Conservancy collects shoots of eelgrass (Zostera marina) with seeds as part of the world's largest seagrass restoration project lead by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) in Virginia, USA.
    20190531-501_1988.jpg
  • A pair of Northern sea stars or common starfish (Asterias vulgaris) feed on the various creatures and algae growing on eelgrass (Zostera marina), a type of seagrass, off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190515-500_6184.jpg
  • Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) tree as seen through snell's window in The Bahamas
    20200628-500_1738.jpg
  • A grey snapper (Lutjanus griseus) hunts silversides in a mangrove lagoon in The Bahamas.
    2016_09_17Mangroves101 2.jpg
  • A propeller scar runs through a seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) meadow in The Bahamas. The prop scar is caused by a boat's propeller digging up the root structure of the underwater plant.
    20180619-500_5872.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a valley in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    20180517-500_1212.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_09_14LemonShark249.jpg
  • An ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) hides among tall seagrass blades off North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    Biodiversity
  • Heriberto Martir from the University of Puerto Rico's "Vida Marina" inspects his work. Wooden steaks from discarded pallets placed in a matrix change wind patterns to build up sand dunes along the north coast of Puerto Rico. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management and ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. This project aims to restore sand dunes for coastal protection during storms, nesting sea turtles and other benefits. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico045.jpg
  • Tall seagrass off North Sulawesi, Indonesia is a refuge for life hiding from predators.
    20180916-500_1710.jpg
  • An ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, using seagrass as shelter
    Seagrass Supports Biodiversity
  • Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    2015_11_30HI0977.jpg
  • A lemon shark acclimatizes to her temporary home inside a large tank at the Cape Eleuthera Institute in The Bahamas.
    2015_11_30HI397.jpg
  • Baby lemon shark in mangrove forest of Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2013_06_03_HI258.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210526-500_9274.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210526-500_9002.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210517-500_7937.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210517-500_7901.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210517-500_7851.jpg
  • Invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas) among dead seashells and a muddy seabed. These crabs uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210517-500_7487.jpg
  • Portrait of a one-eyed Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) fish waiting in ambush for prey to swim by. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210321-500_5471.jpg
  • After almost three years there are still large areas of dead mangroves in Puerto Rico, like this in Cabo Rojo, after hurrican Maria. Mangroves are a shoreline's best known defence during large storms.
    Gross_PuertoRico066.jpg
  • Juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) hiding in eelgrass (Zostera marina) off Newfoundland Canada. This species of fish were once one of the most caught and eaten fish in the world. In 1992 the fishery collapsed and 37,000 people lost their jobs overnight. Juvenile cod and many other heavily fished species use seagrass as a nursery. The healthier the seagrass is, the better fisheries will likely be.
    20190925-500_9798.jpg
  • Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain. One patch is considered to be the oldest living organism on Earth.
    20190625-500_2969.jpg
  • Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain. One patch is considered to be the oldest living organism on Earth.
    20190625-500_2764.jpg
  • Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain. One patch is considered to be the oldest living organism on Earth.
    20190624-500_2355.jpg
  • Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain. One patch is considered to be the oldest living organism on Earth.
    20190624-500_2161.jpg
  • Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis) taking shelter in neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) in Spain.
    20190624-500_2074.jpg
  • Propeller scars caused by poor boating practices can cut the roots of seagrass meadows causing long-term damage. Image made in the Florida Keys.
    20190602-DJI_0085.jpg
  • A volunteer with The Nature Conservancy collects shoots of eelgrass (Zostera marina) with seeds as part of the world's largest seagrass restoration project lead by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) in Virginia, USA.
    20190531-501_1961.jpg
  • A barge constructs a large dock and breakwater for superyachts in a seagrass area as bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) approach. Harbour Island, Bahamas.
    20190301-DJI_0693.jpg
  • A red lionfish (Pterois volitans) hunting moluccan cardinal fish (Apogon moluccensis) in a type of seagrass called tape grass (Enhalus acoroides) off North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    20180916-500_1642.jpg
  • A school of striped catfish (Plotosus lineatus) move through seagrass, eating the algae growing on the seagrass blades. Image made off Manado, Indonesia.
    20180916-500_1824.jpg
  • Close-up detail comparison of seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) in clean water vs. dirty water. Seagrass is a photosynthesising plant that produces oxygen and sequesters carbon. Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20180211-DSC_3980.jpg
  • Silversides hide in mangroves for protection in The Bahamas.
    2016_03_23_HI088.jpg
  • A school of grey snapper (Lutjanus griseus) hunt silversides in a mangrove creek in The Bahamas.
    2016_09_17Mangroves114 2.jpg
  • An ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) hides among tall seagrass blades off North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    20180916-500_1883.jpg
  • A camouflaged lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) holding onto a tree branch near the surface in an alkaline pond in The Bahamas.
    20180501-500_8397.jpg
  • Almaco Jack fish (Seriola rivoliana) take shelter under a sargassum seaweed matt. Image made in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean, International Waters.
    20190811-500_6340.jpg
  • Almaco Jack fish (Seriola rivoliana) take shelter under a sargassum seaweed matt. Image made in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean, International Waters.
    20190811-500_6375.jpg
  • A tiny, baby seahorse clings to a blade of seagrass.
    BabySeahorses-TheyLikeSeagrass.jpg
  • Other small sharks may take refuge in the mangroves. Although nurse shark pups often spend their young years hidden deep in reefs, mangroves are a great alternative.
    2013_mar19_Bimini207.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210527-500_9463.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210526-500_9273.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210526-500_9201.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210526-500_8991.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210517-500_7928.jpg
  • Invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) uproot important seagrass and can out-compete native crab species. Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210517-500_7916.jpg
  • In Puerto Rico's Cabo Rojo, washed up trash and dead mangrove trees still dominate some areas almost three years after hurricane Maria in 2017.
    Gross_PuertoRico065.jpg
  • Luis D. Amayo from the University of Puerto Rico's Vida Marina program constructs an elevated walkway to help built up the sand dunes for coastal protection and nesting sea turtles along the north coast of Puerto Rico. As people walk over the same part of a sand dune it wears away the dune creating weaknesses for large waves to break through. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management, ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico047.jpg
  • Heriberto Martir (right) and Luis D. Amayo from the University of Puerto Rico's Vida Marina program construct a walkway to help built up the sand dunes for coastal protection and nesting sea turtles. As people walk over the same part of a sand dune it wears away the dune creating weaknesses for large waves to break through. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management, ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico046.jpg
  • Heriberto Martir from the University of Puerto Rico's "Vida Marina" inspects his work. Wooden steaks from discarded pallets placed in a matrix change wind patterns to build up sand dunes along the north coast of Puerto Rico. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management and ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. This project aims to restore sand dunes for coastal protection during storms, nesting sea turtles and other benefits. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico044.jpg
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