The Pied Piper Players perform the "Dugong gone song" at the 1st International Seagrass-Watch Forum, Hervey Bay, 2001. Learn more about dugongs, seagrass, how to help support conservation of seagrass and participate in Seagrass-Watch at www.seagrasswatch.org
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School of Parrot Fish feeding amongst seagrass at Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Seagrasses provide food & shelter for fish and prawns Learn more about seagrass, how to help support conservation of seagrass and participate in Seagrass-Watch at www.seagrasswatch.org
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Swim through a gently swaying seagrass meadow dominated by Halodule uninervis at Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Learn more about seagrass, how to help support conservation of seagrass and participate in Seagrass-Watch at www.seagrasswatch.org
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Swim over a seagrass meadow dominated the broad leaved Cymodocea serrulata at Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Learn more about seagrass, how to help support conservation of seagrass and participate in Seagrass-Watch at www.seagrasswatch.org
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School of Parrot Fish and snapper feeding amongst seagrass at Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Seagrass meadows are important feeding areas for many reef fish. Learn more about seagrass, how to help support conservation of seagrass and participate in Seagrass-Watch at www.seagrasswatch.org
A propellor scar through the seagrass meadow at Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Approximately 58% of seagrass meadows globally, have lost part of their distribution due to threats such as pollution (sewage, oil spills and coastal runoff) and physical destruction (dredging, boat propellers and anchors/moorings). Learn more about seagrass, how to help support conservation of seagrass and participate in Seagrass-Watch at www.seagrasswatch.org
Students monitor a Seagrass-Watch site in the Rock Islands, Palau, Micronesia (2002) Learn more about seagrass, how to help support conservation of seagrass and participate in Seagrass-Watch at www.seagrasswatch.org
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"Burnt" seagrass at Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia (Oct2003). Seawater temperatures greater than 43 degrees Celcius (110 Fahrenheit) for 30-60 minutes can cause seagrass death. Learn more about seagrass, how to help support conservation of seagrass and participate in Seagrass-Watch at www.seagrasswatch.org
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on seagrass at Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia (Jan2005). Green sea turtles eat about 2kg wet weight seagrass leaves per day. Learn more about seagrass, how to help support conservation of seagrass and participate in Seagrass-Watch at www.seagrasswatch.org
