Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment

Gulf of Maine Projects

1996 Coastal Habitat Restoration Report

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Seagrass

Although low in number, projects involving the restoration of seagrass exist. One experimental seagrass project has been conducted in Massachusetts, while several seagrass restoration projects have been conducted in New Hampshire’s Great Bay Estuary. Additional projects have been conducted in Buzzards Bay and Narragansett Bay; however, they lie just outside the Gulf of Maine watershed. Techniques for transplanting and seeding seagrass are becoming more refined, and additional seagrass restoration projects and projects aimed at improving water quality will be necessary to compensate for historical losses.


Tidal flats -- Dunes

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