Today is World Seaweed Day!

Did you know:

🪸 There are over 12,000 species of seaweeds
🌿 There's 9 times more seaweed in the ocean than there are plants on land

Find out more about seaweeds in A Key to Common Seaweeds - https://www.nhbs.com/a-key-to-common-seaweeds-book

#worldseaweedday

🌿 World Seaweed Day 🌊
Seaweed = more than meets the tide. In Sussex, kelp & seaweed beds shelter juvenile fish, protect coastlines, and store carbon.
They’re vital to marine life and local fisheries.

#WorldSeaweedDay #SussexSeaweed #JuvenileFish #CoastalConservation #BlueCarbon #SussexIFCA

On #WorldSeaweedDay, a wrasse's eye view of the tumbling beds of Toothed Wrack (Fuscus serratus) that line Elberry Cove, Torbay, Devon, providing homes for a multitude of animals.
#elberrycove #Devon #marinelife #SaturdayVibes #SaturdayMorning
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For #WorldSeaweedDay, Gutweed (Ulva intestinales)? & invasive alien Japanese Sargasso Weed (Sargassum muticum) on a mild, still, overcast evening last month with @popmoc at Elberry Cove, Torbay as the Dartmouth Steam Train puffed past. Water a warm 14.6°C. #InvasiveSpecies
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For #WorldEnvironmentDay, some fish from Elberry Cove, Torbay, Devon last month: plenty of Corkwing Wrasse & a few big Ballan Wrasse among the Toothed Wrack, cute Shannies (Lipophrys pholis) common on the rock faces. #MySwim #Paignton #Shanny #30DaysWild #WorldSeaWeedDay 🧵1/7