O'Brien: Seagrass captures carbon 35x faster than rainforests
Will O'Brien · 7 Wild Business Ideas for this $3 Trillion Dollar Frontier · Apr 7, 2025 · at 11:17
Will O'Brien, founder of maritime robotics startup Ulysses, discusses the ecological and economic importance of ocean seagrass restoration with hosts Sean Puri and Sam Parr.
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“It is 35 times better than rainforest at removing carbon. It supports about it holds about 20% of the carbon in the ocean, supports about a quarter of the world's most critically important fish stocks, and it's called seagrass. It's basically just grass in the ocean, and this plant is dying off at an insane rate all around the world. About seven percent loss per annum.”
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