The Trafaria bay, located in the municipality of Almada, faces a well-known environmental problem, but an unlikely solution has emerged to help protect local marine life. Seahorses, species that have suffered a significant decline in their populations, have found a new refuge in the depths of this bay.
The expression "trash became luxury" refers to the way abandoned materials on the seabed, although initially harmful to the ecosystem, began to play an unexpected role in the conservation of these animals. These residues seem to have created conditions that somehow favor the presence of seahorses in the region.
The seabed of Trafaria bay now has an unusual help to curb the decline of the seahorse population. This initiative comes within the scope of a conservation project that seeks to harness elements from the local environment, including those that would normally be considered contaminants, to support the recovery of this marine species.
The content about this story was originally published on the Almada online portal, which monitors environmental protection initiatives in the municipality of Almada, in the Lisbon region.
