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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 marina requires a specific set of physical conditions to thrive.The plants need light, nutrients and protection from excessive wave energy. (Image credit: NOAA Restoration Center, Louise Kane)