Interactive comment on “Seagrass community-level controls over organic carbon storage are constrained by geophysical attributes within meadows of Zanzibar, Tanzania” by E. Fay

The manuscript by Belshe et al. attempts to provide insights into blue carbon storage capacity in seagrass areas off Zanzibar Island. While I view the study a welcome addition to the increasing global and regional focus on blue carbon sequestration, the style of argument/discussion places the authors’ findings in a negative light rather than a substantial progress in this field. I have elaborated on this matter below, and other suggestions that will improve the manuscript. I look forward to reading a revised version of the manuscript in the near future.