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Maine Eelgrass Maps

Maine's eelgrass meadows form an important marine and estuarine coastal aquatic habitat for the state. Along with other plants, eelgrass forms the base of food production in the sea. Eelgrass provides shelter for juvenile fish, and invertebrates, is a site for primary settlement of the larvae of some bivalve mollusks, and in certain locations helps to stabilize unconsolidated sediments and shorelines.

How the maps were made, during 1992-2005

Maine Eelgrass Maps for 13 Maine Coastal Areas, West to East

1. Kittery to Wells - pdf file, 162 kb
2. Wells to Cape Elizabeth - pdf file, 184 kb
3. Cape Elizabeth to Small Point - pdf file, 442 kb
4. Small Point to Pemaquid Point - pdf file, 503 kb
5. Pemaquid Point to Owls Head - pdf file, 370 kb
6. Owls Head to Deer Isle - pdf file, 388 kb
7. Upper Penobscot Bay - pdf file, 197 kb
8. Upper Blue Hill and Frenchman's Bays - pdf file, 278 kb
9. Lower Blue Hill and Frenchman's Bays - pdf file, 239 kb
10. Schoodic Point to Jonesport - pdf file, 394 kb
11. Jonesport to Cutler - pdf file, 368 kb
12. Cutler to Cobscook Bay - pdf file, 268 kb
13. St. Croix River - pdf file, 94 kb

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