Shellfish and Eelgrass Management Plan
The goals of this plan are:
Build an inventory of existing eelgrass and shellfish populations, sentinel monitoring stations, and develop a restoration plan
Protect existing eelgrass and future degradation through adopting regulations that will guide resource managers
Advance our understanding of eelgrass populations on Nantucket
Restore and increase the abundance of eelgrass
Next steps:
Continue eelgrass and shellfish surveys/ monitoring in Nantucket Harbor and expand survey territory
Create an eelgrass working group to further develop restoration metrics, identify funding, an identify and prioritize action items to further develop the Eelgrass Management Plan
Support existing eelgrass and shellfish restoration initiatives