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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.
Credit
NOAA Restoration Center, Louise Kane
Display Date
Jun-97
Location
Rhode Island, Dutch Harbor
Collection
Restoration
Damage Assessment Restoration Program (DARP)
World Prodigy Grounding - Narragansett Bay Eelgrass Restoration