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14.4.4. Management

The major seagrass beds should be mapped and areas has to be identified for preservation.


Dredging should be carried out far away from seagrass beds as siltation /turbidity destroys seagrass beds.


14.5. SEAWEEDS


Seaweeds are (thalloid plants) macroscopic algae, which mean they have no differentiation of true tissues such as roots, stems and leaves. They have leaf-like appendages.

Seaweeds, the larger and visible marine plants are found attached to rocks, corals and other submerged strata in the intertidal and shallow sub tidal zones of the sea.

Seaweeds grow in shallow coastal waters wherever sizable substata is available.


Based on the colour of their pigmentation, sea weeds are broadly classified into different classes such as


blue- green,


green,


brown,


red etc.