2023 Volume 79 Issue 18 Article ID: 23-18051
Zostera beds are attracting attention as blue carbon, which is the field of CO2 fixation in sea areas. When creating a new Zostera bed, it is often difficult to find an appropriate candidate site. Therefore, it was considered to set the artificial ground at an appropriate depth in the sea. Small-scale containers containing Zostera marina seeds and sand were suspended at a predetermined water depth in the actual sea. As a result, Zostera marina germination was confirmed from the containers placed 1.0-3.0 m below the surface of the water. In addition, seeds were reproduced from the second-year plant. It was suggested that a long-lasting Zostera bed could be created by the hanging Zostera bed creation method.
