Seagrass friendly moorings – Shoal Bay and Pittwater
Problem: Traditional dump weight moorings, consisting of a chain connected to a heavy weight, damage seagrasses by rotating with the wind and tide. Seagrass are nutrient sinks- buffering or filtering nutrient and chemical inputs to the marine environment. They also provide food and shelter for many organisms, and are a nursery ground for commercially important prawn and fish species. New mooring designs are now available to boat owners that remove the damaging chain scouring the seafloor.
Outcome: Tide to Table funding has enabled 9 old moorings to be replaced with newly designed Seagrass Friendly Moorings. An increase to seagrass area is being monitored.
"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." SOURCE: Charles Darwin 1809 - 1882
