Local Resources for Underwater Grasses
We've gathered a variety of Delaware specific submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) resources. If you have a resource you would like to have listed, please feel free to reach out to us on the Contact page.
A report from NOAA Coastal Zone Information Center, Grace, Isaacs, 1989
A combination of drone-based techniques, kayak surveys, and manual ground surveys to map over 1,600 acres of tidal waters within the Inland Bays
This groups goal is to bring together experts in SAV research and management from each of the U.S. East Coast states from NC to ME.
A U.S. EPA report from 19976
A report by Clarence Cottam U.S. FWS and David Munro Canadian Wildlife Service, 1954.
The first official SAV monitoring program for volunteer scientists developed by the Chesapeake Bay Program.
A report that highlights input from various Delaware sectors regarding SAV needs.
An annual aerial image gathering and assessment effort to determine the distribution and density of SAV in the Bay and its tidal tributaries.
DECIB STAC presentation by Ben Andersen, DNREC in May 2007.