Despite not having any natural predators, the slow-moving Florida manatee is facing major threats to its survival.  Such ...

The Indian River Lagoon, or IRL, is a 156-mile-long brackish estuary that stretches along Florida's East Coast from near ...

It actually refers to the greenish hue of their body fat, thanks to their seagrass-based diet. Green sea turtles are among the largest marine turtles, with adults growing up to 4 feet long (1.22 ...

However, these stunning views come at a steep environmental cost—thousands of acres of seagrass beds surrounding tropical resorts worldwide are destroyed to achieve this Instagrammable aesthetic.

Lahai Turay carries metal squares used to measure the density of seagrass while others record data in the shallow water off Sei island. (Guy Peterson for The Washington Post) Warning: This graphic ...

Seagrass meadows serve as excellent breeding ... Whales for example can absorb tons of carbon as their diet consists mainly of plankton and tiny shrimplike crustaceans called krill.

It's a primary habitat and migratory route for manatees, and its seagrass is key to their diet. Algae blooms fueled by nutrient pollution like fertilizer caused about 54 square miles of seagrass ...

It's a primary habitat and migratory route for manatees, and its seagrass is key to their diet. (MORE: Storm Takes Out Hundreds Of Florida Sea Turtle Nests Algae blooms fueled by nutrient pollution ...