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Scars and storms: Two project teams work to conserve and restore seagrass beds across the Gulf

On a warm, sunny day, you snorkel through a lush bed of seagrass. Fish swim between the leaves and crabs crawl across the sediment. Swimming along, you start to notice the seagrass becoming more patchy–almost as if someone has mowed a section away in some spots. There are not as many fish darting out of … Continue reading