Seagrass restoration, Laguna Madre in Corpus Christi, Texas (Thorhaug 2001)

OPP-5P08TFpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-5P08TF

Completed (successful/maintained)

Country: USA

Goal

Technique: transplanting seagrass (cores or plugs) In the process of placing a drilling rig, a winter storm blew the vessel with the rig off a narrow channel. To remove the vessel, other vessels had to be called. A 35-acre accident occurred. In mitigation, 75 acres of the seagrass Halodule wrightii was planted by plugs in three areas. Here: (CCOG) a mile-long channel where seagrasses were restored from -7 to 10 ft mlw to -3 to ft mlw. Restored seagrass was directly h Spatial extent 93078 ha as reported. Reported project duration 0,2 year(s). Average survival 71,6% as reported.

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Project's total contribution

No scored contributions yet

Recorded result

Meadow area

1 variable · 930.78 km² · 1999-01-01 to 1999-12-31 · recorded at Completed (successful/maintained)

pending

Self-reported

Meadow area · 1.1.2.1

pending

0 → 93078 ha · health —% → —%

Method: Spatial extent reported in the source: Thorhaug A (2001) Petroleum industry's use of seagrass restoration as mitigation for construction and as a potential cleanup tool. Proc 2001 International Oil Spill Conference, IOSC..

A variable shows "pending" instead of a contribution when no domain area has been set for it yet — the share of the world a project touched cannot be computed without one. The health percentages are accurate regardless.