🦈 Did you know that sharks play a vital role in boosting the oceans’ ability to store carbon? As apex predators, they influence the behavior and abundance of their prey, creating a ripple effect in the carbon cycle. In Shark Bay, Western Australia, for example, Tiger Sharks control Dugong populations. Dugongs are herbivorous and primarily eat seagrass, but if they overgraze seagrass meadows—which capture and store carbon rapidly—it’s bad news for the oceans. Seagrass only covers a fraction of the seafloor, but it absorbs a remarkable 10% of the ocean's carbon annually—that is 35 times faster than tropical rainforests are able to absorb carbon. 🟢 Re:wild is proud to work directly with the SharkConservationFund to restore ocean health through sweeping shark and ray conservation. This work helps ensure sharks can continue to play their pivotal role in carbon storage. . . . . . . cop28uaeofficial rewild globalrewildingalliance #WorldRewildingDay #WhyWeRewild #GenerationRestorat...