The American Automobile Association says that gasoline prices are they lowest they've been for this time of year since 2009, the average price for a gallon of gas was $2.66 on July 31.
Threats to Seagrasses: 1  Natural threats to seagrasses include storms, climate changes such as floods and droughts affecting water salinity, disruption of seagrasses by small predators as they search for food, and grazing by animals such as sea turtles and manatees.eagrasses may be confused with seaweeds (marine algae), but they are not. Seagrasses are vascular plants and reproduce by flowering and producing seeds. Marine algae are classified as protists (which also includes protozoans, prokaryotes, fungi and sponges), are relatively simple and reproduce using spores.
Sea otters are not just cute animals swimming and splashing carefree offshore. They are a keystone species, essential to the ecosystem, and they are facing some serious threats! Sea otters naturally thrive in nearshore habitats. They eat 40 plus different types of species such as clams, urchins, and snails. The animals that they prey on devour kelp forests. Therefore, sea otters are crucial to maintaining kelp forest levels, which provide cover and food for many marine animals.