In the 1930s

Question

In the 1930s
A) Eel grass increased greatly owing to the relaxation of overfishing
B) Eel grass declined owing to sewage
C) Eel grass declined because of a disease
D) Decreasing light caused a decline of eel grass

Accepted Answer

Eel grass declined in the 1930s primarily because of a wasting disease that significantly affected its populations.