Source: Celeste Gracia, WUNC, 3/5/21


North Carolina seagrass in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary decreased by almost 6% between 2006 and 2013, according to a long-anticipated report. The new study released last month by the federally funded Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP) shows that seagrass is declining fastest in water with low amounts of salt, or in low salinity, that’s close to land and rivers and more susceptible to pollution. 

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