NOAA: Ocean Shorts   /     A Healthy Eelgrass Meadow is Restored

Description

An effort to restore eelgrass beds along Virginia's eastern shore began with people painstakingly planting 200 acres of eelgrass seeds by hand. Today, these eelgrass meadows have grown to 6,195 acres — providing a home for an estimated 240,000 bay scallops! Episode permanent link and show notes

Summary

An effort to restore eelgrass beds along Virginia's eastern shore began with people painstakingly planting 200 acres of eelgrass seeds by hand. Today, these eelgrass meadows have grown to 6,195 acres — providing a home for an estimated 240,000 bay scallops!

Subtitle
A Healthy Eelgrass Meadow is Reborn
Duration
4:27
Publishing date
2015-10-29 12:49
Link
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/oct15/os102915.mp3
Contributors
  National Ocean Service
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Enclosures
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/oct15/os102915.m4a
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