Seagrass Meadows Under Threat

Seagrass meadows around the globe are disappearing at an alarming rate. A team of scientists led by by Michelle Waycott of James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland, Australia analyzed data for seagrass habitats around the globe that were gathered between 1879 and 2006. They found that in the 215 sites they looked at, the area of known seagrass meadow habitat fell by 29 percent during that time period.