Why are seagrasses important?
A seagrass meadow supplies everything that many marine organisms need. It provides food for grazing animals at the base of the food chain, surfaces to cling on for small crawling critters, shelter and hiding places for small invertebrates and fish, and ambush points for the larger predators and game fish. For them it’s the nursery, the roof over their heads and the grocery store all rolled into one. Seagrasses provide the best habitat we have in the bays, and are the reason we maintain such good fish populations and good fishing in the Redfish Bay area.
