New type of seagrass discovered in the Maldives

Maldives Resilient Reefs Project has announced an exciting discovery of a new type of seagrass in the Maldives.

The discovery was announced on the organization’s Facebook page. It was made by the organization’s members as they were going through albums searching for seagrass photos for a webinar.

A type never before seen in the Maldives, Cymodocea Serrulata seagrass was discovered from the Addu City Nature Park in the south of Maldives. The organization also stated that the discovery had been verified by experts. 

The number of seagrass species recorded in the Maldives has now increased to seven with the new discovery, stated the Resilient Reefs Project which added that the chance for more new discoveries as such was very real.

A campaign to conserve seagrass and stop the culture of uprooting the grass for different purposes was begun in 2019. The campaign was named as Project Maldives Seagrass and was partaken by a number of resorts in the country.

The project was kickstarted by Six Senses Laamu Resort’s Marine Biologists team and the UK charity Blue Marine Foundation. The Maldives Resilient Reefs Project is also run by the Blue Marine Foundation.