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Specific Soil Based Interpretations

The following is a list of specific soil based interpretations that could be developed for subaqueous soils or of potential uses of the project information:

  • Potential for SAV Restoration**
  • Bottom Type**
  • Crab Habitat
  • Clam Stocking
  • Management for Sustainable Shellfish Production
  • Nutrient Reduction
  • Benthic Preservation Site Identification
  • Wildlife Management
  • Wading Shore Birds, Migratory Waterfowl, Nurseries and Spawning Areas
  • Habitat Protection for Horseshoe Crab
  • Dredging Island Creation
  • Tidal Marsh Protection and Creation
  • Bathymetric Map
  • Navigational Channel Creation/Maintenance
  • Effects of Dredging on Benthic Ecology
  • Off -Site Disposal of Dredge Spoil
  • Presence of Sulfidic Materials**
  • Dune and Beach Maintenance/Replenishment
  • Carbon Sequestration
  • Moorings**
  • Dock Development and Maintenance
  • Shoreline Erodibilty

**Currently developed


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