Cameras strapped to the dorsal fins of tiger sharks in addition to human surveys helped researchers map out and measure the expansive seagrass bed.
Seagrass plays a significantly important role, not just for tiger sharks, but for many other sea creatures, Gallagher added.
"Since seagrass beds are excellent sources of capturing, or sequestering, carbon , this discovery provides the world with a better idea of the ocean’s capacity to store carbon that would otherwise be held in the atmosphere," according to Gallagher and hisVideo captured from one tiger shark’s travels shows the massive seagrass bed. It was estimated that this particular seagrass meadow measured anywhere between 62,000 square kilometers to 92,000 square kilometers.
"It demonstrates the massive gaps we still have in our understanding of the ocean. More specifically, we were able to document and describe what we think is likely the world's largest carbon sink, an area that is critical in serving as a nature-based solution to climate change," Gallagher said.
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