Why seagrass?

Research shows that…

Seagrass meadows play a crucial role in maintaining healthy marine ecosystems. They stabilize coastlines, provide food and habitat for wildlife, and absorb carbon dioxide, helping combat climate change. Protecting these vital underwater forests ensures ocean health for future generations.

Seagrasses might look simple, but they are the planet's powerhouse climate heroes. Meadows can capture carbon 35x faster than rainforests, protect our coastlines, and provide habitat and food for a plethora of precious marine species worldwide.

Sadly we are losing these amazing habitats at an alarming rate. By supporting seagrass conservation and restoration research, you're not just saving a simple plant, but you're actively contributing to safeguarding our oceans, our climate and our future. Join us in bringing these underwater meadows back to life…

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The Blue Meadow Foundation

We are an independent, science‑driven, agile organisation dedicated to conserving, restoring, and championing seagrass ecosystems across Australia and the broader Indo‑Pacific. Our work is grounded in applied research, community empowerment, and practical conservation action.

Snippets of seagrass science

  • Collecting seagrass for lab analysis

  • Testing seagrass thermal tolerance

  • Assessing seagrass condition in Shark Bay

  • Measuring seagrass photosynthesis

  • Monitoring dugong food

  • Seastar in a diverse tropical meadow

  • Dredging impact assessment

  • Seagrass as seahorse habitat in Exmouth Gulf

  • Dense meadows support fish in Jurien Bay

Relevant research:

Thermal tolerance of seagrass in Western Australia
How are fish assemblages affected by seagrass fragmentation?
Understanding seagrass fragmentation across seascapes
Marine heatwave in 2011 caused Shark Bay seagrass loss
Seagrass resilience to marine heatwaves
Ecosystem-wide flow-on impacts from seagrass loss
Buried too deep: how dredging impacts seagrass