The Foros Bay

The Black Sea is a semi-enclosed, brackish, non-tidal basin with a narrow connection with the world ocean through the Bosporus and the Dardanelles straits. The Bulgarian Black Sea coast accommodates three seagrass species –Zostera marina, Zostera notlii, and Ruppia maritima. All seagrass meadows are submerged as the maximum tidal range (spring tide) is within several centimetres. The coast is predominantly wave–exposed there are only few sheltered coastal stretches where wave–sensitive species, such as the above-mentioned seagrasses can thrive. One such place is the Foros Bay.