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Narragansett Bay TERFS



Narragansett Bay TERFS - Potential

Project Location:  Narragansett Bay

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

Public Use:  Not documented for this site.

Impacts:  Loss of eelgrass beds to Narragansett Bay due to water quality pollution and other impacts.

Project Size:   Not documented for this site.

Area Benefited:   Not documented for this site.

Restoration Description:  Improve the success of eelgrass transplant techniques in Narragansett Bay using the Kopp and Short Methodology (1999). This includes developing a GIS tool to apply and implement the site selection model, compile eelgrass site criteria data layers (bathymetry, sediments, water clarity) and using TERFS (Transplanting eelgrass remotely with Frames) transplant eelgrass to locations determined by the model.

Restoration Date:   Not documented for this site.

Target Species:   eelgrass

Historic Conditions:   Not documented for this site.

Project Contact:


Partners:   Save The Bay

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:   Not documented for this site.

Cost of Project:  Not documented for this site

Public Property Owners:  State of Rhode Island

Info Source:  Not Documented for this site


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