• A single acre of seagrass may support as many as 40,000 fish, and 50 million small invertebrates like crabs, oysters, and mussels.

Reference: Smithsonian Institution

• Seagrass meadows supply 50% of the world’s fisheries by providing habitats, especially for juveniles. Through this habitat protection, seagrass meadows are part of crucial ecosystems that provide vital nutrition for close to 3 billion people.

• Salt marsh plants are salt tolerant and adapted to water levels that fluctuate with the tide. Tides carry in nutrients that stimulate plant growth in the marsh and carry out organic material that feeds fish and other coastal organisms, which is vital for food security for many coastal communities.

Reference: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Resource