A dive into the sea of Bel Ombre rewards any visiting snorkeler with a rare and beautiful sight.
Some 10 metres from the shore, in the clear waters of this fisher village located in the south of Mauritius, lush green beds of slender grass appear to blow in the breeze as the current moves through them.
Whether the sea is calm or rough, the seagrass remains rooted in the sand, unbowed, providing sanctuary and food for a whole ecosystem of fish, invertebrates, crabs, sea cucumbers and even large mammals — like the nearly extinct dugong, or manatee.
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Some 10 metres from the shore, in the clear waters of this fisher village located in the south of Mauritius, lush green beds of slender grass appear to blow in the breeze as the current moves through them.
Whether the sea is calm or rough, the seagrass remains rooted in the sand, unbowed, providing sanctuary and food for a whole ecosystem of fish, invertebrates, crabs, sea cucumbers and even large mammals — like the nearly extinct dugong, or manatee.
https://mg-co-za.cdn.ampproject.org...hing-the-grass-grow-in-marine-ecosystems/?amp