marine plastic pollution – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com Surface Water Management Equipment Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:56:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://aquarius-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png marine plastic pollution – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com 32 32 Seagrass Meadows Improve Water Quality and May Help Reduce Marine Plastic Pollution https://aquarius-systems.com/seagrass-meadows-could-help-remove-plastic-from-the-oceans/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 16:37:03 +0000 https://aquarius-systems.com/?p=2461 Seagrass meadows are widespread in shallow coastal waters and are involved in trapping and binding sediment particles that form the seabed. These seagrass meadows also provide important ecosystem services and benefits, such as water quality improvement; CO2 absorption; climate change mitigation; sediment production for seafloor and beach stabilization; coastal protection; nursery and refuge areas for many species, and support in fisheries production.

Research team’s findings also suggest that seagrass meadows may help counteract marine plastic pollution. As previous research found that seagrass areas in the Mediterranean Sea have decreased by up to 50 per cent since 1960, seagrass meadow conservation should remain a priority, according to the authors.

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