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Transplantation and Cultivation of Eelgrass
Sea grass beds (sea grass communities) are home to a variety of organisms, thereby promoting biological diversity in coastal sea areas. The community plays an important role as a safe environment for fish and shellfish to hatch and raise their offspring. And, stabilization of carbon oxides and other organic substances through photosynthesis contributes to water purification.
Penta-Ocean has developed an innovative eelgrass-transplanting mechanical system suitable for realizing large-scale transplantation work of sea grass beds with minimal disturbance to the habitat during this process.
Features
- Compared with conventional techniques, Penta-Ocean’s method makes it possible to transplant sea grass at the appropriate time, thanks to large-scale transplanting techniques.
- By collecting the grass together with a layer of soil, the grass can continue to grow in a new location, in its original growing environment.
- Penta-Ocean’s system cultivates the grass while keeping its vitality, because transplantation does not damage the leaves, stems or root systems.
- Since other organisms are transplanted together with the grass, this technique ensures the uninterrupted continuation of the ecosystem surrounding the grass beds
Collecting and Transplanting Work
| An inner packet is pressed into the seabed under the seabed surface, collecting the grass together with the soil it is growing in. | The grass is transplanted without fear of damage, because the inner packet is simply pulled out from the bottom. |
