Protected seagrass meadows may still be affected by pollution that extends beyond the shoreline.

‘Protected’ seagrass meadows aren’t necessarily healthy, because pollution doesn’t stop at the shoreline https://phys.org/news/2026-04-seagrass-meadows-necessarily-healthy-pollution.html ❖ http://BRAIN.US.COM #news #press

'Protected' seagrass meadows aren't necessarily healthy – because pollution doesn't stop at the shoreline - @ConversationUK https://theconversation.com/protected-seagrass-meadows-arent-necessarily-healthy-because-pollution-doesnt-stop-at-the-shoreline-279805

'Protected' seagrass meadows aren't necessarily healthy, because pollution doesn't stop at the shoreline phys.org/news/2026-04-seagrass-meadows-necessarily-healthy-pollution.html I spent last summer wading through seagrass meadows across Northern Ireland, from the sheltered waters of Strangford Lough to the exposed coast at Waterfoot Bay. I was collecting seagrass leaves and testing them for nitrogen pollution. Every meadow I…