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World Prodigy Grounding - Narragansett Bay Eelgrass Restoration
World Prodigy Grounding - Narragansett Bay Eelgrass Restoration
To compensate for injuries during the World Prodigy oil spill, eelgrass (Zostera marina) was transplanted at a number of sites throughout the Bay. Eelgrass is a prominent habitat throughout the Bay that has been in decline in recent years. Restoration is aimed at increasing this important fisheries habitat.
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World Prodigy Grounding-Narragansett Bay
Restoration
A slide describing the purpose of the eelgrass restoration and its partners. InJune 1996 NOAA scientists transplanted 7000 eelgrass plants from Charlestown Pond to ten locations in Narragansett Bay. The project team returned thefollowing September an
A schematic showing the plot layout for the transplant process.
A single blade of Zostera marina, eelgrass, seen from underwater.
A plug of Zostera marina just before transplanting.
An underwater view of the transplant process.
A plug of Zostera marina, shown after transplant into one of the the tenlocations in Narragansett Bay, RI.
A plug of eelgrass, Zostera marina, shown just before it is transplanted. Notethe u shaped staple that is used to secure it to the bottom.
NOAA scientists at one of the transplant sites.
The first in a series of three images that illustrate the process of collectingdonor eelgrass plants for transplant.
The second in a series of three images that illustrate the process of collectingdonor eelgrass plants for transplant.
The third in a series of three images that illustrate the process of collectingdonor eelgrass plants for transplant.
The first in a series of images showing NOAA scientists at the 1997 transplantsite just before transplanting the eelgrass turf. Scientists worked in dry suitsin the cold Bay waters and used surface air supplies at the mostly shallowsites. Zostera mar
The second in a series of images showing NOAA scientists at the 1997 transplantsite just before transplanting the eelgrass turf.
The third in a series of images showing NOAA scientists at the 1997 transplantsite just before transplanting the eelgrass turf.
The fourth in a series of images showing NOAA scientists at the 1997 transplantsite just before transplanting the eelgrass turf.
The fifth in a series of images showing NOAA scientists at the 1997 transplantsite just before transplanting the eelgrass turf.
The sixth in a series of images showing NOAA scientists at the 1997 transplantsite just before transplanting the eelgrass turf.
The last in a series of images showing NOAA scientists at the 1997 transplantsite just before transplanting the eelgrass turf.
John Catena of NOAA watches the transplant process after handing trays ofeelgrass turf to the scientists for transplanting.
NOAA scientists prepare to receive trays of eelgrass turf for transplanting atone of the sites.
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