Examples of Eelgrass in a sentence
The survey shall be prepared in full compliance with the “Southern California Eelgrass Mitigation Policy” Revision 8 (except as modified by this special condition) adopted by the National Marine Fisheries Service and shall be prepared in consultation with the California Department of Fish and Game.
The survey shall be prepared in full compliance with the “California Eelgrass Mitigation Policy” dated October 2014 (except as modified by this special condition) adopted by the National Marine Fisheries Service and shall be prepared in consultation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
If any eelgrass has been impacted, the applicant shall replace the impacted eelgrass at a minimum 1.2:1 ratio on-site, or at another location, in accordance with the Southern California Eelgrass Mitigation Policy.
The survey shall be prepared in full compliance with the “Southern California Eelgrass Mitigation Policy” Revision 8 (except as modified by this condition) adopted by the National Marine Fisheries Service and shall be prepared in consultation with the California Department of Fish and Game.
Eelgrass (Zostera marina) is an aquatic plant consisting of tough cellulose leaves which grows in dense beds in shallow, subtidal or intertidal unconsolidated sediments.
Eelgrass transplants shall be considered only after the normal provisions and policies regarding avoidance and minimization, as addressed in the Section 404 Mitigation Memorandum of Agreement between the Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency, have been pursued to the fullest extent possible prior to the development of any mitigation program.
If any eelgrass has been impacted by project construction, the applicant shall replace the impacted eelgrass at a minimum 1.38:1 ratio on-site, or at another appropriate location subject to the approval of the Executive Director, in accordance with the California Eelgrass Mitigation Policy.
See Comment 39, Exhibit AA (2018 Eelgrass and Bathymetry Surveys Coos Bay); Exhibit EE (Technical Memorandum, Crustacean and Shellfish Baseline Information, Potential Impacts and Mitigation); Exhibit FF (Technical Memorandum, Fish Baseline Information, Potential Impacts and Mitigation); Exhibit GG (Technical Memorandum, Eelgrass Baseline Information, Potential Impacts and Mitigation).
Eelgrass contributes to ecosystem functions at multiple levels as a primary and secondary producer, as a habitat structuring element, as a substrate for epiphytes and epifauna, and as sediment stabilizer and nutrient cycling facilitator.
Eelgrass also provides a significant source of carbon to the detrital pool which provides important organic matter in sometimes food-limited environments (e.g., submarine canyons).