Report a Seagrass Sighting | Posidonia australis Flowers & Fruits

Report a Flower or Fruit Sighting

Understanding when and where Posidonia meadows are flowering and producing viable seeds is crucial. If we can identify those meadows, we can collect seeds and grow them in aquaria to support large-scale restoration efforts across NSW and beyond. If you spot Posidonia flowers or fruit, we'd love to hear from you!

Required Information

Photos * Upload one or more photos of the Posidonia flowering event (max 40MB per file)

Note: Only JPG, JPEG, or PNG files are accepted. HEIC files (the default iPhone format) are not supported and will not upload correctly.

See the instructions below to change your photo’s file type so your images upload successfully.

Video (Optional) Upload a video if available (max 40MB)

Amount Seen *

No flowers seen at this location

Flowering Stage *

Confidence Level *

Location

Estuary *

Location Name

Map Location *

Click on the map to mark the exact location of your sighting

Time and Date

Sighting Date *

Sighting Time

Flowering Information

You can find a morphology infographic below that will help you identify and measure spike count, stem length, and Leaf length

If multiple flowers are seen – are the flowers at the same stage?

Spike Count Select 1 flowering plant and count number of spikes

Inflorescence stem length (cm) Measure from ligule to the base of inflorescence

Leaf length (cm) Measure from ligule to the end of the longest leaf

Environmental Conditions

Tide

Weather

Depth (if diving or snorkelling) Enter depth in meters if you were diving or snorkelling

Water Clarity

Activity

What were you doing?

Other Activity Description

Location Type

Seagrass bed Rocky reef Sandy bottom Mangrove area Other

Other Location Type

Observer Information

Your Name

Email Address

I would like to receive updates about the seagrass monitoring project

Comments / Suggestions about how we can improve the project

How to change your image file type

For new photos:

Open Settings → Camera → Formats.
Under Camera Capture, select Most Compatible.
(All future photos will now save as JPGs.)

For existing photos:

Open the Photos app and select the image(s).
Tap Share → Save to Files.
Choose a location and tap Save.
(This automatically converts the photo to a JPG file.)

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