The South Bay seagrass restoration site (left) showing locations of previous successful seed experiments and the 400 acre area that has been set aside for VIMS seagrass restoration program. The photograph on the right is from a low level vertical aerial photograph taken in June, 2001, at 610 meters (2000 ft). The image is of the area where VIMS scientists have been conducting seagrass transplants since 1999 (the 1998 work is just south of the photograph) showing:

• A. seagrass from an initial 1999 seed broadcast test where 140,000 seeds were broadcast from a boat (total area covered by seagrass is 7512 m2 (or 1.9 acres));
• B. 100 m2 area of seagrass from a seed addition experiment in 2000 where 50,000 seeds were broadcast into a 10x10 meter area (one of six plots using this seed density, three of which are immediately above the 'B' arrow);
• C. 100 m2 area of seagrass from a seed addition experiment in 2000 where 100,000 seeds were broadcast into a 10x10 meter area (one of three plots using this seed density) (Note - three lighter squares immediately below the 'C' arrow are the additional 50,000 seed plots);
• D. 4 m2 area of seagrass from one of two experiments in 2000 where adult plants were placed into a 2x2 meter area (one of nine plots);
• E. circular areas of disturbance from illegal clam harvesting;
• F. areas of macroalgae; and
• G. backshore of Wreck Island, the barrier island protecting this part of the South Bay area.