Benefits of Sea Grasses

• Sea grasses provide a nursery for young animals, giving them a greater chance to survive into adulthood. The fishing industries relies on adult fish to make commerce.

• Migrants visit the sea grass beds and search the sea grass beds by day or night. Eating and sleeping in shifts reduces competition.

• Sea grasses filter sediment and toxins from the water before they reach the coral reef.

• Sea grass beds are a permanent residence for small organisms such as snails and crabs. They also serve as a critical habitat for many many marine animals; several organisms cannot live without them.

• Much of the food energy produced by sea grass communities is taken away to both mangroves and the coral reef, transferring energy and nutrients.