Climate: why we must save the Posidonia seagrass beds, the “blue forests” of the Mediterranean

2023-06-10 10:22:25

A few days ago, when Catherine Piante went scuba diving in the bay of La Palud, in Port-Cros off Hyères (Var), schools of saupe, wrasse, damselfish and huge groupers l welcomed at the bottom of the water, just above an “extremely dense and full of vitality” Posidonia meadow. These “blue forests” of the Mediterranean, as some palm enthusiasts call them, the marine space planning program officer of the WWF recognize them at a glance.