This March marks the 21st annual Seagrass Awareness Month. Seagrass, the namesake of Seagrass Salem, is one of the oldest living organisms on Earth. Seagrass is an integral part of our ocean’s ecosystems, especially the coastline of Massachusetts. It covers less than 0.2% of the ocean floor, but stores about 10% of the carbon in the oceans each year. Sadly, it is being lost at a rate of 1.5% per year and has lost approximately 30% of historical global coverage. Seagrass meadows play a key role in nutrient cycling, providing food and shelter for fish and invertebrates, and offering a critical habitat for commercially important finfish and shellfish species. Seagrass physically protects our shorelines by dampening wave energy, reducing beach erosion.
Our partnership with the Salem Sound Coastwatch is designed to promote awareness and action in support of seagrass in our local habitats and the environment at large. The Seagrass brand is inspired by our proximity to the ocean and our commitment to promote and protect healthy local coastal habitats that are vitally important to our culture, recreation and economy.
During the month of March, Seagrass has partnered with our friends from Revolutionary Clinics to offer four different strains of pre-rolls in Sana Packaging tubes. Sana Packaging uses 100% plant-based hemp packaging, 100% reclaimed ocean plastic, and other sustainable materials in its packaging. In addition to our annual partnership, we will donate $5 from the sale of each of these pre-rolls to Salem Sound Coastwatch.

SSCW has offered up a few suggestions of what you can do to help protect local seagrass.