Eelgrass Restoration
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Karl Grossman, March 13, 2024, Smithtown Matters
The inventive Robert (Rob) Vasiluth is moving ahead in his crusade to restore eelgrass in area waters.
“Eelgrass is the miracle plant,” says Vasiluth. “It’s vital as fish habitat. It’s a nursery ground for juvenile fish. Where it grows, scallops thrive. It slows down erosion. It neutralizes acidification. It produces oxygen. It sequesters carbon 35 times faster than a terrestrial rain forest. It is the foundation of the shallow sea.”
Christopher Walsh, Feb 15, 2024, The East Hampton Star
The East Hampton Town Trustees agreed to permit a novel approach to eelgrass restoration in Napeague Harbor, and to issue an authorization letter allowing an application to the town’s water quality technical advisory committee to fund it, when the group met on Monday.
Luke Hajdasz, September 2023, WSFB Hartford
(WFSB) – Eelgrass is a beneficial plant that used to be common at the bottom of Long Island Sound. But now it’s getting harder to find.
Robyn Silvestri, July 27, 2022, Save the Great South Bay
Eelgrass is an essential component of the Great South Bay’s ecosystem. Over the past decades it has been decimated due in part to Harmful Algal Blooms triggered by nitrogen pollution.
Carl Grossman, July 8, 2022, Fire Island & GSB News
A new way to grow eelgrass is being pursued off Barrett Beach on Fire Island. The concept is that of Robert (Rob) Vasiluth. And its development originates with 9/11.
September 29, 2021, Save the Sound
Eelgrass is an important seagrass and a building block for a healthy and abundant Long Island Sound. It provides a number of important ecosystem function, including carbon capture and sequestration, shelter and foraging areas for young fish and invertebrates, food for migratory waterfowl and sea turtles, and habitat for important local species including flounder and bay scallops.