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00:00 (dramatic music)

00:02 - Conservationists in the UK are praising

00:05 an underwater plant for its ability

00:07 to absorb pollutants from the water.

00:10 And now an effort is underway to restore it

00:13 in the Tees River.

00:14 As volunteers hope the plant will improve the habitat

00:17 and water quality of the body of water

00:19 on England's northeastern coast.

00:21 Leonardo Feldman has more.

00:23 - The United Kingdom is planting seagrass meadow

00:25 in an effort to combat climate change.

00:28 The Tees River Trust says this project will benefit

00:30 not only the species living in the area,

00:33 but also it will help clean out pollutants from the water.

00:36 - A meadow seagrass can provide habitat

00:39 for all sorts of species of small fish,

00:41 marine invertebrates.

00:43 It can actually work towards improving water quality

00:46 and maybe also in keeping carbon locked into the sediment

00:50 rather than releasing it into the marine environment.

00:52 - It is worth noting that the seagrass

00:54 will first be grown on shore in tanks with seawater,

00:58 given that the survival rate is a lot better that way

01:01 rather than planting the seeds already in the location

01:04 where they'll eventually be.

01:05 - The idea is we'll keep half here

01:07 at the Trust Geo nursery,

01:09 but the other half will go out into the estuary

01:12 later in the summer.

01:13 So that then becomes that self-sustaining meadow.

01:17 - The same group is also working on another project.

01:19 They plan on reintroducing oysters to the estuary.

01:22 And in this location, we've got 17 baskets,

01:25 so about 600 just under oysters in this area.

01:29 A single oyster can filter up to 200 liters of water a day.

01:33 So if you get them in enough volume,

01:35 they can actually clear up the water in your local area,

01:38 which means more light for plants

01:39 such as seagrass to flourish.

01:41 - For EarthX, I'm Leonardo Feldman.

01:43 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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