Seagrass-Watch E-bulletin 16 January 2008
SEAGRASS-WATCH E-BULLETIN
16 January 2008
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NEWS.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Food for marine life under threat (KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia)..................................................................................................................... 1
Slow down for dugong and turtles in Whitsundays (Qld, Australia)................................................................................................................ 2
She'll be right on the reef (Townsville, Qld).................................................................................................................................................... 2
Dugong rescued (QLD, Australia) .................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Bolinao to sue barge owners for coal spill (Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines) .............................................................................................. 2
Water quality of river to be monitored (West Palm Beach,FL,USA)............................................................................................................... 3
Coastal development under scrutiny (Gainesville,FL,USA) ........................................................................................................................... 3
Council Seeks Dredging Permit Delay (Tampa,FL,USA) ............................................................................................................................... 3
Manatee deaths dropping (Tampa,FL,USA) .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Florida drought has an upside ( Sarasota,FL,USA) ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Cockroach Bay Protections Debate to Continue in 2008 (Ruskin, FL, USA) ................................................................................................. 4
Port Everglades Master/Vision Plan Approved (Norcross, GA, USA) ............................................................................................................ 4
Plan for Midnight Pass is headed to Tallahassee Sarasota, FL, USA ........................................................................................................... 4
Fertilizer limits feed debate (Fort Myers, FL, USA) ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Seagrass Bald Spots Cause Head-Scratching (Tampa, FL, USA)................................................................................................................. 5
Red tide claims manatees (Melbourne, FL, USA) .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Stormwater project ahead of schedule in Indian River County (West Palm Beach, FL, USA)....................................................................... 6
Improving outlook for seagrass could complicate development of some waterfront properties (North Carolina, USA) ................................. 6
Virtual Herbarium................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
New Herbarium specimens from .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Australia ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Mackay................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Mission Beach...................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Western Australia................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Whitsundays ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Torres Strait ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Indonesia........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Singapore ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Fiji................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
New Caledonia ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
FROM HQ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Seagrass-Watch News Issue 31 .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Seagrass-Watch Shop http://www.seagrasswatch.org/shop.html.................................................................................................................. 7
Virtual Herbarium ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Giveaways...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Future sampling dates.................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Handy Seagrass Links ................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Please note: links to sources were active on date of publication. Some sources remove links periodically.
NEWS
Food for marine life under threat (KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia)
10 January 2008, nstoline.com
Seagrass worth millions of ringgit lie unprotected in Malaysian waters. The country is sitting on a treasure trove --
seagrass meadows of about 3.15 sq km in Peninsular Malaysia are worth up to RM20 million a year, based on their
value as raw material and for nutrient cycling.
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"If we lose our seagrass, we don't get seafood," said Juliana Ooi, a Universiti Malaya lecturer at the Department of
Geography who will be doing her doctorate in seagrass geography in Australia. She said the size of the seagrass
meadows was vastly underestimated as many places had yet to be surveyed, including areas around Sabah and
Sarawak.
The value of the seagrass is also much higher as it plays an important role in food production, climate regulation,
genetic resources and recreation. Despite its importance, there has been minimal efforts to conserve the seagrass.
Ooi said the problem was that seagrass grew in prime areas along the coastlines which were likely to be converted to
ports, jetties or marinas.
more....................... http://www.seagrasswatch.org/news.html
Slow down for dugong and turtles in Whitsundays (Qld, Australia)
08 January 2008, Power Boat World.com
Boaties out enjoying Queensland waters during the holidays are urged to slow down through dugong and turtle
habitat in the Whitsundays. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) District Manager Damien Head said
increased boat traffic during the summer holidays was a potential threat to marine wildlife, in particular turtles and
dugong.
'These are air-breathing marine animals and they're often injured or killed by speeding vessels when coming up for
air, especially in and near seagrass beds,' Mr Head said. 'But if boaties `go slow for those below' it gives turtles and
dugongs a chance to get out of the way,' he said.
more....................... http://www.seagrasswatch.org/news.html
She'll be right on the reef (Townsville, Qld)
04 January 2008, Townsville Bulletin
University of Queensland researcher Dr Milani Chaloupka said new data suggested the turtle was no longer on the
brink of extinction. The green sea turtle has been listed as an endangered species since 1982. "There has been a
boom in all the major populations around the world," Dr Chaloupka said.
The researchers looked at six major nesting sites around the world including the GBR, Hawaii, Japan, Florida and
Costa Rica. They estimated there had been a global increase rate of up to 14 per cent per year in the past 30 years.
"What we don't know is the historic context," Dr Chaloupka said.
"One hundred years ago, they might have been even more abundant. This recovery may just be getting back to
where they were or it may have a long way to go." Dr Chaloupka said the turtles were not out of the woods yet. They
are threatened by hunting and poaching, marine traffic, fishing nets and marine pollution.
more....................... http://www.seagrasswatch.org/news.html
Dugong rescued (QLD, Australia)
04 January 2008, Sunshine Coast Daily
Beachgoers aren't the only ones being affected by the wild weather conditions on the Coast this week a 300kg
dugong was stranded in shallow water off the northern top of Bribie Island on Wednesday. The mammal was spotted
by Caloundra City lifeguards patrolling Bulcock Beach and rescue crews were immediately called to help the dugong
into deeper water.
Rescue unit manager Brian Coulter said the dugong was stranded by a dropping tide, about 200m from deeper
water, but showed no signs of injury and was in a good condition, which assisted the rescue efforts.
He said while large herds of dugongs had been spotted in Moreton Bay and around the Pumicestone Passage, it was
unusual to see one so close to shore. "There's a chance that what's happened is, with the large seas and heavy
swells we've been experiencing for the last week or so, it has become exhausted and washed through the bar where
it became stranded," he said. "There's also large seagrass beds in the area, so it could've been feeding too."
more....................... http://www.seagrasswatch.org/news.html
Bolinao to sue barge owners for coal spill (Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines)
13 January 2008, By Yolanda Sotelo-Fuertes Philippine Daily Inquirer
The local government of this town plans to sue the owners of the Indonesian barge, which ran aground off Ilog Malino
village and spilled 8,373 metric tons of coal into the area in November last year.
The barge was being towed by a tug boat on its way from Indonesia to the power plant in Sual town on Nov. 27 when
strong winds and big waves caused by Typhoon "Mina" broke its anchor and rope. The barge was hurled to the reef
in Ilog Malino. The impact destroyed its metal flat sheet railing cargo fence, spilling 95 percent of its cargo.
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The UPMSI said the coal spill spread to 33 hectares of coral and seagrass areas. It said the spillage of tons of hard
coal and the damage caused by the barge had directly harmed marine life in the area.
Full story and source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080113-112007/Bolinao-to-sue-barge-owners-for-coal-spill
Water quality of river to be monitored (West Palm Beach,FL,USA)
12 January 2008, TCPalm
The South Florida Water Management District along with the Loxahatchee River District and the Loxahatchee River
Preservation Initiative, is funding an extensive biological and water quality monitoring program to measure the
success of environmental restoration along the Loxahatchee River.
The funding will support a $356,000 one-year contract for monitoring salinity and nutrient levels, seagrass growth,
populations of oysters and macro-invertebrates and other indicators of environmental health throughout the
Loxahatchee River watershed.
Under a contract approved by the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board, the Loxahatchee River
District will play a role in assessing the success of ongoing Loxahatchee River Preservation Initiative projects and will
also evaluate the health of seagrasses and oysters.
Full story and source: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/jan/12/water-quality-river-be-monitored/
Coastal development under scrutiny (Gainesville,FL,USA)
January 2008 Gainesville Sun
A controversial development on the Taylor County coast continues to be met with objections from environmental
groups and state agencies, which question the impact of a golf course, hotel and condominiums on wetlands near the
Gulf of Mexico. The project was poised to receive a critical vote of approval this week from the Suwannee River
Water Management District - until Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Mike Sole personally
intervened.
Now environmental advocates are rallying opposition in advance of a rescheduled Feb. 12 vote. They say the project
could harm coastal water quality and nearby seagrass beds, while ushering in the development of a rural area with
one of the last stretches of pristine, privately owned coastal land in the state.
The controversy is the latest chapter in a two-year saga in which widespread opposition led to major aspects of the
project and even its name being changed.
Full story and source: http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080112/NEWS/801120341/1018/news
Council Seeks Dredging Permit Delay (Tampa,FL,USA)
10 January 2008, By Christian Wade, The Tampa Tribune
PORT RICHEY - The city council voted Tuesday night to request an extension from state regulators for a permit
application to dredge a new channel to the Gulf of Mexico. The resolution, which had been recommended by the
city's Port Authority Board, was approved by a vote of 4-0.
City officials hope the extension, if approved by the state Department of Environmental Protection, will allow them to
tweak the request to make it more favorable to regulators. In addition to cutting a channel for boats through seagrass
beds between Brasher Park and the Pithlachascotee River, the project also would dredge a canal off Old Post Road.
To do that, the city has proposed uprooting 5.76 acres of healthy seagrass, which is a habitat for marine creatures.
The city proposed mitigation for the beds, but state and federal officials have said the new channel would destroy too
much seagrass. Other agencies involved in the permitting process - the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission, National Marine Fisheries Service, the Army Corps of Engineers and the federal Environmental
Protection Agency - also oppose it.
Full story and source: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/10/pa-council-seeks-dredging-permit-delay/
Manatee deaths dropping (Tampa,FL,USA)
07 January 2008, MyFox Tampa Bay
ST. PETERSBURG - The number of documented manatee deaths dropped dramatically last year, but the leading
causes of death remain roughly the same. The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute counted 317 manatee deaths in
2007, down sharply from 417 in 2006.
About one-fourth of 2007's deaths were caused by collisions with boats. Sometimes it is the slashing of propellers
and sometimes it is blunt trauma. Red tide also caused the death of 42 manatees and is suspected in ten other
cases. Red tide is a single-cell organism that produces a paralyzing toxin. High concentrations of red tide are called a
"bloom" and cause fish kills. The affect on manatees is indirect. The toxin stays on sea grass long after the bloom
subsides. The toxin builds up in manatees grazing on contaminated seagrass and eventually kills them. But the
research continues because manatees are still an endangered species.
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There are only about 3,000 of the giant creatures left in Florida waters.
Full story and source: http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5417745&version=1&locale=EN-
US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
Florida drought has an upside (Sarasota,FL,USA)
05 January 2008, By ZAC ANDERSON, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
SARASOTA BAY -- Drinking water supplies are low. Farmers and lawns are struggling. But Rick Grassett said his
charter fishing business has been "very good," and he believes Florida's severe drought is helping. Grassett sees the
drought's positive impacts on local estuaries during near-daily fishing excursions throughout the region. "It's been
great out on the water," said Grassett, a fishing guide who has operated out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters in Sarasota
for 18 years. "Seagrass is thicker and more abundant. Fish are more plentiful."
Grassett's observations are supported by a variety of environmental researchers. Statewide, rainfall is 20 inches
below average over the last two years, diminishing the flow of fresh water into coastal estuaries. Environmental
experts say the drought is neutralizing harmful drainage from farms and old developments, reducing water pollution
and boosting marine life in local bays. Researchers also predict a banner year for seagrass, a key habitat for juvenile
fish and other marine life.
Full story and source: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080105/NEWS/801050363/1006/SPORTS
Related links: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/06/me-sea-life-thriving-in-sarasota-waterways/
http://www.sptimes.com/2008/01/06/State/Drought_looks_like_a_.shtml
Cockroach Bay Protections Debate to Continue in 2008 (Ruskin, FL, USA)
03 January 2008, by Melody Jameson Observer News
RUSKIN Essentially mere blades of vegetation submerged beneath the river surface, they are easily ignored. They
make no sound, rarely have fragrance or odor, don't invite caressing and are not high on the human diet pyramid.
But, the seagrass beds of Cockroach Bay have become the passion of at least one Ruskin area resident's life - and
may shape up to be among the rigorously debated local issues in the new year.
Gus Muench, long-time fisherman on the Little Manatee River, is campaigning for designation of Little Cockroach Bay
as a marine sanctuary. Creation of a marine sanctuary to encompass Little Cockroach is necessary now because of
continuing damage to the remaining seagrass beds, Muench said this week. Muench's concerns at least regarding
prop scarring is being verified with an on-going mapping project undertaken by Hillsborough County's
Environmental Protection Commission staff. To date, the EPC project has shown 20,000 vegetation prop scars are
visible in Little Cockroach, Tom Ash said this week. Ash, general manager in the EPC's restoration section, called
the mapping results "pretty dramatic," indicating prop scarring of a "very extreme and damaging" nature.
However, while Ash and Muench agree on the importance of seagrass preservation, Ash questions whether a marine
sanctuary designation will accomplish the objective. Would it be any easier to enforce protection standards in a
marine sanctuary than it would be under another type of control such as a county level ordinance mandating "pole
and troll" crossing of the grasses, he asked rhetorically.
Full story and source:
http://www.observernews.net/artman2/publish/Top_Stories/Cockroach_Bay_Protections_Debate_to_Continue_in_2008.shtml
Port Everglades Master/Vision Plan Approved (Norcross, GA, USA)
02 January 2008, by Steve Hudson Associated Construction Publications
Port Everglades, Fla. Port Everglades has received approval from the Broward County Board of County
Commissioners to move forward with a comprehensive Master/Vision Plan, including a five-year Capital Improvement
Plan plus 10- and 20-year Vision Plans.
Capital works include: reconfiguration of berths to accommodate larger ships, construction of an intermodal container
transfer facility, expansion of cruise terminals to allow for the new generation of mega-cruise ships,
Environmental highlights of the 20-year Vision Plan include: maintaining a safe habitat for the abundant manatee
population that migrates to Port Everglades each winter; Improving the functionality of the sensitive environment in
Westlake Park, including the mangroves, seagrass and wetlands that support the park's wildlife; Implementation of a
"Green Port Program" to manage the Port environment through integrated decision-making with Port operations,
tenants, customers and the general public.
Full story and source: http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6516197.html
Plan for Midnight Pass is headed to Tallahassee Sarasota, FL, USA
02 January 2008, by Roger Drouin, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
SARASOTA -- Sarasota County officials will travel to Tallahassee next month to push their plan for reopening
Midnight Pass. The trip is the latest effort in a three-year campaign to persuade the Florida Department of
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Environmental Protection to issue a permit allowing the county to dredge the 400-foot channel that was closed 24
years ago.
Spencer Anderson, coastal program manager with the county, will unveil the county's detailed plan to plant 24 acres
of seagrass beds and restore a lagoon and mangrove environment. This mitigation plan is designed to recreate
habitat that would be removed during the dredging project. In addition, Anderson plans to highlight studies that
county officials believe show the dredging will trigger a recovery of Little Sarasota Bay.
Supporters of the project have argued for two decades that reopening the pass would allow salt water to flush into
Little Sarasota Bay. This would trigger a recovery of of sea grass habitat and make the area once again hospitable to
a variety of small animals and fish. The county now has data showing that reopening the pass would lead to an
additional 86 acres of sea grass beds.
Some environmentalists oppose reopening the pass because they say that a new ecosystem, a hatchery for fish and
shellfish, has been created, and that the pass would destroy parts of that environment.
Full story and source: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080102/NEWS/801020599/-1/newssitemap
Fertilizer limits feed debate (Fort Myers, FL, USA)
02 January 2008, by Kevin Lollar The News-Press
After years of nutrient-related algal blooms in Lee County waterways, the county is working on a fertilizer ordinance
that doesn't sit well with many in the landscaping industry.
Lee County's big water problems started after extremely wet rainy seasons in 2004 and 2005. Heavy rains filled Lake
Okeechobee to record levels, so water managers released huge amounts of nutrient-rich water down the
Caloosahatchee River; at the same time, nutrients from land between the lake and Gulf of Mexico poured into the
river. These added nutrients triggered massive algal blooms that smothered seagrass beds and depleted oxygen in
the water.
Critics say the county's ordinance is too strict and doesn't follow a manual called "Best Management Practices for
Protection of Water Resources in Florida," which makes recommendations on fertilizer use. The manual was
developed by state agencies, universities and private industry. One sticking point about Lee County's ordinance is
that it would allow no fertilizer use during an as-yet unspecified "blackout period" of the rainy season because rain
flushes nutrients into waterways.
Full story and source: http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080102/NEWS0105/801020347/1075
Seagrass Bald Spots Cause Head-Scratching (Tampa, FL, USA)
30 December 2007, by Susan M. Green, The Tampa Tribune
APOLLO BEACH - Standing ankle-deep in clear water, Robin Lewis doesn't really need his snorkel and mask to see
what he came to see. Under his wading boots, gleaming between the ripples of sunlight on the water's surface, the
sand looks as white and barren as a sun-bathed beach temporarily flooded at high tide. A half-century ago, a visitor
likely would have been ankle-deep in seagrass.
Scientists are pretty sure they know what killed the grass: untreated sewage and other polluted runoff into Tampa
Bay in the 1960s and '70s. But much of that was cleaned up in the 1980s and '90s, and seagrass beds across the
Bay have been making a dramatic comeback. Still, some big patches, including a spot where Wolf Branch Creek
empties into the Bay, stubbornly remain bald or sport a few sprigs where lush meadows used to be.
Lewis, a wetland scientist who has studied Tampa Bay for more than 40 years, is among experts trying to figure out
why and come up with a formula to promote seagrass growth. One theory: There used to be a symbiotic relationship
between seagrass and underwater sand bars, including a long mound that stretched maybe two miles along the
shoreline from Apollo Beach to Ruskin.
Aerial photographs dating to the 1930s and '50s show seagrass on both sides of the underwater linear mounds.
Could the vegetation on the outer edge of the bars have anchored the sand and kept it from washing away? Or did
the bars buffer the seagrass beds that nestled in the crevice between sand and shore? Lewis' efforts are among
several projects examining the role of longshore bars in seagrass recovery being coordinated by the Tampa Bay
Estuary Program. Lindsay Cross, an environmental scientist overseeing the longshore bar projects for the estuary
program, said about $700,000 in state, federal and local grants has been allocated for related studies.
Full story and source: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2007/dec/30/me-seagrass-bald-spots-cause-head-scratching/
Related links: http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/12/30/seagrass_disappearance_caused_by_pollution/5686/
http://www.mysuncoast.com/Global/story.asp?S=7558221&nav=menu577_2_1
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080101/NEWS/801010363
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Red tide claims manatees (Melbourne, FL, USA)
29 December 2007, by Jim Waymer, Florida Today
At least two manatees died an agonizing death from red tide in Brevard County and another five also are suspected
victims of the toxic algae, officials said Friday. "They actually asphyxiate," said Ann Spellman, a marine mammal
biologist with Florida Fish and Wildlife conservation Commission. "The animal suffocates."
Spellman collected a dead manatee near the Kennedy Space Center on Friday and another Wednesday near the
Florida Power & Light power plant in Port St. John. Florida wildlife officers towed another dead manatee to Kelly Park
in Merritt Island on Friday. Through the end of November, red tide killed at least 46 manatees this year in Florida,
including two confirmed in Brevard and two in Volusia County.
Manatees die from red tide because the algae toxin concentrates on the seagrass they eat and the mammals breathe
the poison right at the water's surface. Resting manatees that don't move much are normal, but Spellman said people
should call a state hotline to alert biologists to rescue a manatee if they notice the animal's face and lips twitching
with tremors and the animal struggling to stay at the surface.
Full story and source: http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071229/NEWS01/712290339/1006
Stormwater project ahead of schedule in Indian River County (West Palm Beach, FL, USA)
28 December 2007, By Ed Bierschenk, TCPalm
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- The first stage of a multimillion-dollar project to clean up stormwater flowing into the
Indian River Lagoon from the Main Relief Canal is ahead of schedule and the second stage could begin by May. A
filtration system designed to remove plants and other material that can prove harmful to the lagoon currently is being
constructed southeast of the Vero Beach Municipal Airport, west of the railroad tracks.
A 300-mile long network of canals that drains about 53,000 acres of county land are overseen by the water control
district, but the county's stormwater engineering division has a memorandum of understanding allowing it to erect
structures to clean up the water. Pollution discharged into the river through the Main, South and North relief canals
causes symptoms to marine life such as open lesions and tumors and is killing sea-grass beds, according to a 2005
report by the county's Stormwater Engineering Division.
The almost $5 million structure being built near the airport, scheduled to be completed around the end of July, will
remove items as small as 1/16th of an inch, including a variety of freshwater vegetation. According to Keith McCully,
head of the stormwater engineering division, these plants die off in the salty water of the lagoon and cover up
seagrasses and also release nutrients into the water, which helps algae growth that can harm the aquatic
environment.
Full story and source: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2007/dec/28/stormwater-project-ahead-of-schedule/
Improving outlook for seagrass could complicate development of some waterfront
properties (North Carolina, USA)
24 December 2007, by Gareth McGrath, StarNews
For decades state regulators have treated the underwater forests of grass in North Carolina's shallow coastal waters
like gold, limiting dredging and dock building around them. Then a funny thing happened.
Clusters of seagrass, collectively known as submerged aquatic vegetation, since it includes several grass species,
began popping up in places where it hadn't been seen in years. Whether the grasses are recolonizing old habitat or
expanding their range, and why, isn't entirely understood by researchers.
But the growth of seagrass beds along the coast comes as state agencies are working on a revised definition of
SAVs that could significantly expand the shallow waterway areas protected from human disturbance, and that could
have a profound effect on how waterfront property owners develop their properties.
Officials with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries have said the definition must be modified to more accurately
describe SAV habitat and ensure areas that could support seagrass are properly identified. Fisheries officials have
said a broad-based definition is important because some SAVs are seasonal while other grass species can appear
one year but not the next, making it difficult to determine where they're located.
Full story and source: http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20071224/NEWS/712240361/-1/xml
In the previous E-bulletin (28 December 2007), an article stated that the area of seagrass (submerged aquatic vegetation) in
North Carolina was expanding. This in fact was not correct, nor can it be substantiated, as there are no monitoring programs
currently in place. To help clarify the issue, the original article was sourced and is presented with it's link above.
Although Seagrass-Watch HQ does not guarantee the accuracy of media articles, if you find an article which you believe is
inaccurate, please let us know so we can make our readers aware.
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Virtual Herbarium
New Herbarium specimens from
Australia
Mackay http://www.seagrasswatch.org/herbarium_australia.html#MAC_HEB1
Sarina Inlet
Mission Beach http:/ www.seagrasswatch.org/herbarium_australia.html#Miss_HEB1
Dunk Is
Lugger Bay
Western Australia http://www.seagrasswatch.org/herbarium_australia.html#WAus_HEB1
Chile Creek
One arm Point
Roebuck Bay
Whitsundays http://www.seagrasswatch.org/herbarium_australia.html#WHIT_HEB1
Hamilton Is
Hydeaway Bay
Pioneer Bay
Torres Strait http://www.seagrasswatch.org/herbarium_australia.html#TStrait_HEB1
Thursday Is
Horn Is
Hammond Is
Indonesia http://www.seagrasswatch.org/herbarium_asia.html#INDO_HEB1
Bali
Singapore http://www.seagrasswatch.org/herbarium_asia.html#SING_HEB1
Cyrene Reef
P. Semakau
Fiji http://www.seagrasswatch.org/herbarium_pacific.html#FJ_HEB1
Denarau Is
Ovalau
New Caledonia http://www.seagrasswatch.org/herbarium_pacific.html#NCAL_HEB1
Anse Vata
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Queensland by the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), the Queensland Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries and by private
donations.
Seagrass-Watch E- Bulletin is compiled by Len McKenzie & Rudi Yoshida.
www.seagrasswatch.org
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