Expert says clearer water would revitalize Mobile Bay's grass beds - al.com

Expert says clearer water would revitalize Mobile Bay's grass beds - al.com: "The dramatic decline of Mobile Bay's underwater grass beds during the last 50 years is a symptom of a worldwide problem, but one that a local scientist says has a simple fix.

Seagrass meadows under the Earth's oceans are disappearing at a rate of 7 percent per year, according to a new study co-authored by Ken Heck, a senior scientist from the University of South Alabama's Dauphin Island Sea Lab.

Locally, 'the reason most of the grass has disappeared is water clarity,' Heck said. 'That can be fixed. We're not trying to cure cancer here.'"