They are also known as ‘blue carbon’ ecosystems that lock up carbon at faster rates than most land ecosystems!
AND DID YOU KNOW: Australia harbors about 12 per cent of the World’s blue carbon ecosystems, which hold about 7-12 per cent of global carbon stock!
To find out more about benefits these ecosystems provide for for coastal protection, fisheries and biodiversity click the link : https://research.csiro.au/iora-blue-carbon-hub/wp-content/uploads/sites/321/2019/11/Steven-Blue-carbion-in-Natinal-Accounting.pdf