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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
John Catena hands a tray of eelgrass turf over the side of the boat to thescientists in the water.
A RI EPA vessel was donated for the 1997 transplant operation. The staging areawas off Prudence Island.
Mark Fonseca, a NOAA scientist Beaufort Lab, takes a break after transplantingeelgrass at one of the transplant sites.
A tray of eelgrass turf and plugs ready for transplant. Eelgrass, Zostera marinacontributes substantially to the health of coastal ecosystems. Eelgrass meadowsprovide shelter and spawning habitat for fish and shellfish and the livingblades or leaves
Mark Fonseca demonstrates the transplant process to reporters in the first ofa series of images that illustrate the underwater process from a beach offPrudence Island, RI.
Mark Fonseca demonstrates the transplant process to reporters in the second ofa series of images that illustrate the underwater process from a beach offPrudence Island, RI.
Mark Fonseca demonstrates the transplant process to reporters in the third ofa series of images that illustrate the underwater process from a beach offPrudence Island, RI.
Mark Fonseca demonstrates the transplant process to reporters in the last ofa series of images that illustrate the underwater process from a beach offPrudence Island, RI.
Judd Kenworthy, NOAA scientist Beaufort Lab, shows the cages that were designedto protect the newly transplanted eelgrass plants from predation by small crabs.
The transplant team on the EPA boat after the transplant process.
John Torgan of Save the Bay RI volunteered services to the transplant team andto reporters and the NOAA film crew during the 1997 transplants.
The Save the Bay boat carries reporters to the transplant site.
A NOAA scientist prepares a camera to document the transplant process at one ofthe sites.
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