2 projects matched your search: Unique ID Number = 27 OR Unique ID Number = 32 NBNERR Eelgrass Restoration Project NOAA Eelgrass Restoration Project NBNERR Eelgrass Restoration Project - Ongoing

1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation Project Location:  Prudence Island Project Map- Click to open the Restoration Atlas mapping application in a new window. (The map will automatically be zoomed in to this restoration site.) *Note: this application is best viewed using Internet Explorer. Access Point(s):   Not documented for this site. Public Use:  Not documented for this site. Impacts:   Not documented for this site. Project Size:   Not documented for this site. Area Benefited:   Not documented for this site. Restoration Description:  Several research projects have been are being conducted to evaluate various methods of restoring eelgrass beds. Restoration of eelgrass habitat is designed to also restore summer flounder and bay scallop populations. Restoration Date:   Not documented for this site. Target Species:   eelgrass Historic Conditions:   Not documented for this site. Project Contact: Roger Greene Narragansett Bay NERR 55 South Reserve Drive, Prudence Island, RI 02872 roger.greene@noaa.gov 401-683-6780 Partners:   CICEET/University of New Hampshire, DEM Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, Narragansett Bay NERR, Save The Bay, URI Graduate School of Oceanography Pre and Post Restoration Data:  True, True Monitoring: Start Date:   Not documented for this site. End Date:   Not documented for this site. Completed:  yes Leader:  URI GSO - Steve Granger Scheduled:  To be determined Studies Conducted:   Not documented for this site. Cost of Project:  Not documented for this site Public Property Owners:  Narragansett Bay NERR Info Source:  Not Documented for this site Return to top NOAA Eelgrass Restoration Project - Completed

1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation Project Location:  Dutch Island Project Map- Click to open the Restoration Atlas mapping application in a new window. (The map will automatically be zoomed in to this restoration site.) *Note: this application is best viewed using Internet Explorer. Access Point(s):   Not documented for this site. Public Use:  Not documented for this site. Impacts:  The Greek Tanker World Prodigy ran aground on Brenton Reef, off Newport, RI, on June 3, 1989. Approximately 290,000 gallons of heating oil was discharged, and the spill spread over 123 square miles, closing beaches and fishing grounds throughout Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound. The spill occurred during the peak spawning time for many marine and estuarine fishery species. NOAA’s DARP assesses and claims damages from responsible parties for injuries to natural resources. NOAA negotiated a $3,900,000 settlement with the owners of the World Prodigy in 1991. The majority of the settlement went to the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies to defray costs associated with the clean up; however, NOAA received $567,000 to be used to restore ecological goods and services throughout the Bay. Project Size:   Not documented for this site. Area Benefited:   Not documented for this site. Restoration Description:  To expand eelgrass distribution in Narragansett Bay by transplanting to a number of different locations in the Bay. Ten locations transplanted in 1996, monitoring conducted since 1996, 2 existing transplant sites were expanded in 1997 and one new site was planted. A variety of techniques were used at the transplant sites. Some transplants were covered with mesh cages to protect from grazers, others were fertilized to accelerate growth and bed coalescence. After one year, monitoring was conducted at the ten sites. Four of the ten sites had good survival. The remaining six sites did not exhibit good survivorship. Reasons for the lack of survival at these sites included a very stormy summer, localized conditions of poor water quality in the vicinity of the transplant sites and bioturbation by crabs (presumably green crabs). In 1997, additional transplants were conducted at two of the viable sites and one new site was transplanted. Restoration Date:  7/1/1997 Target Species:   eelgrass Historic Conditions:   Not documented for this site. Project Contact: John Catena NOAA Restoration Center 1 Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 john.catena@noaa.gov 978-281-9251 Partners:   CICEET/University of New Hampshire, Narragansett Bay NERR, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, RI Sea Grant, Save The Bay Pre and Post Restoration Data:  True, True Monitoring: Start Date:   Not documented for this site. End Date:   Not documented for this site. Completed:  To be determined Leader:  To be determined Scheduled:  annually Studies Conducted:  Growth and survival of eelgrass Cost of Project:  Not documented for this site Public Property Owners:  State of Rhode Island Information Source: John Catena NOAA Restoration Center 1 Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 john.catena@noaa.gov 978-281-9251 Return to top