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Quonochontaug Pond Shellfish Habitat Enhancement
South Shore Restoration Project (Quonnie Pond)


Quonochontaug Pond Shellfish Habitat Enhancement - Potential
1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF.
Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation
Project Location:  Quonochontaug Pond

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Access Point(s):   Not documented for this site.

Public Use:  Not documented for this site.

Impacts:  On June 23, 1989, the oil tanker "World Prodigy" ran aground off of Newport, RI spilling more than a quarter of a million gallons of home heating oil. The oil spread over 120 square miles, killing marine life and closing beaches and fishing grounds throughout Narragansett Bay. It poisoned eggs and larvae of fish and shellfish as they floated at the surface.

Project Size:   Not documented for this site.

Area Benefited:   Not documented for this site.

Restoration Description:  Quahogs, oysters, and scallops will be enhanced in the salt ponds by planting hatchery-reared seeds.

Restoration Date:   Not documented for this site.

Target Species:   quahogs, oysters, scallops

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:   DEM, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Pre and Post Restoration Data:  False, False

Monitoring:
    Start Date:   Not documented for this site.
    End Date:   Not documented for this site.
    Completed:  To be determined
    Leader:  To be determined
    Scheduled:  To be determined

Studies Conducted:  Preliminary planning and scoping

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

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South Shore Restoration Project (Quonnie Pond) - Ongoing
1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF.
Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation
Quonnie Pond
Courtesy: Coastal Resources Management Council
Project Location:  Tidal Delta, South Shore

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Access Point(s):   Not documented for this site.

Public Use:  Not documented for this site.

Impacts:  Increased sedimentation began to cover the beds, and significant loss of eelgrass habitat has occurred.

Project Size:  5 acres

Area Benefited:   Not documented for this site.

Restoration Description:  The current restoration study proposes to remove excess sediments, install sedimentation basins in the ponds, and transplant eelgrass into newly re-contoured areas. Transplants would be obtained from nearby donor beds within the lagoons. Spacing would be on the scale of 0.5 to 2.0 meters, depending on the individual site. Planting units would be arranged in mosaics, mimicking the orientation of natural beds, thus allowing the restored bed to eventually coalesce through succession.

Restoration Date:   Not documented for this site.

Target Species:   eelgrass

Historic Conditions:  Historically the ponds were brackish coastal lagoons, periodically flooded with ocean water through storm-induced breaches in the barrier islands. Man-made breachways were installed in 1954, converting the ponds into high salinity habitats, which supported eelgrass beds. Over time, increased sedimentation began to cover the beds, and significant loss of eelgrass habitat has occurred.

Project Contact:


Partners:   Coastal Resources Management Council, DEM, Salt Ponds Coalition, Town of Charlestown, Town of South Kingstown, Town of Westerly, URI Geosciences Department, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wildlife Service

Pre and Post Restoration Data:  True, False

Monitoring:
    Start Date:  9/1/2004
    End Date:  9/1/2009
    Completed:  To be determined
    Leader:  To be determined
    Scheduled:  To be determined

Studies Conducted:  Bird surveys, sediment, winter flounder,shellfish

Cost of Project:
    Total Cost ($):  1636000
    Federal Share ($):  1064000
    Non-Federal Share ($):  573000

Public Property Owners:  State of Rhode Island

Info Source:  Not Documented for this site


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