Part of the state Department of Environmental Protection's Oil Spill Response Pr

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Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

9-1-1993

Pages

1B, 2B

Abstract

Part of the state Department of Environmental Protection's Oil Spill Response Project entails identifying sensitive habitats, and to that end a survey of most of Casco Bay and all of Cobscook Bay is underway to map eelgrass beds. Eelgrass, a flowering plant which grows underwater, provides nursery grounds and protection for marine creatures and feeding sites for birds. Details.

Subjects

Casco Bay, Cobscook Bay, Oil spills

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