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![A sharp demarcation between seagrass and a bare sand bottom in a mangrovearea fish9264.jpg A sharp demarcation between seagrass and a bare sand bottom in a mangrovearea](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_fish9264.jpg?itok=BzvyCk0e)
Description
A sharp demarcation between seagrass and a bare sand bottom in a mangrovearea. Seagrasses are abundant in the waters surrounding Vista Alegre andare a natural nursery for large, mobile gastropods. (Image credit: NOAA/OAR/OER Hidden World of the Maya Expedition)
Credit
NOAA/OAR/OER Hidden World of the Maya Expedition
Location
Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula
Collection
Fisheries