Coastal America projects are improving the environment! Adequate habitat is important for our fisheries. THE COASTAL AMERICA FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC CHARITY ESTABLISHED AS A 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPT FOUNDATION WHO'S CONTRIBUTORS MAY DEDUCT THEIR DONATIONS AS A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. Supporting the Coastal America Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership Before removal....... .... after removal. Removal of derelict dams can open up many miles of spawning habitat for our anadromous fisheries. Smelt Hill Dam Presumptscot River, ME Breaching 2002. After removal. no wetlands... ... no seafood! Saving our coral reefs... ... supported by our President... ... communities working to restore our coasts. Military training that helps the environment... ... herring can now spawn upstream... ... this block to fish migration was removed. Protecting our sea turtles... ... restoring our waterfowl habitats... ... shallow water habitats are being returned to productivity. Rivers devoid of fisheries habitat ... an inexpensive restoration... fisheries cover is produced. See US Marines blow up the Rains Mill Dam to restore anadromous fisheries migration. Eelgrass 24 April 1 of 2 Download Eelgrass video's from Buzzards Bay. Eelgrass 24 April 2010 (2 of 2) Eelgrass in July with epiphytes May 23rd Video - still turbid Eelgrass in upper Buzzards Bay July 2010 more growth July 2010 23 May 2010 Sias Point - Bussards Bay MA July 13 Sias Point Buzzards Bay Sias Point Buzzards Bay July 13 Sias Point Buzzards Bay July 13 c Oyster Restoration Project 2010 The following are video clipped movies of dives in Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts; experimenting in the placement of Oysters on subtidal man-made structures.  The purpose of this first deployment in August 2010 is to assess adherence and predation of the placed oysters.  Additionally oysters were bagged into 4 protective lobster pots and controls.  Future efforts will examine spat settlement and population establishment for improving water quality and ecological productivity. Stony Point Dike Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts Scusett Beach Sand Catcher August 14, 2010 Phinney's Harbor August 2010