Water Body Name |
Historic Eelgrass Presence |
Current Eelgrass Status |
Last Documented
|
Notes / Actions |
Biexedon Pond |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Broadwater Cove |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Brushs Creek |
No |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Budds Pond |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Cedar Beach Creek |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Corey Creek |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Cutchogue Harbor (Entirety) |
Yes |
Absent |
1990's |
|
Cutchogue Harbor-Horseshoe Cove |
Yes |
Absent |
1990's |
|
Cutchogue Harbor-Nassau Point |
Yes |
Absent |
1960's |
|
Dam Pond |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Deep Hole Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Downs Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Eagle Bay |
Yes |
Absent |
1980's |
|
East Creek |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Gardiners Bay (Long Beach) |
Yes |
Present- Stable |
2010 |
Past Cornell Study Site |
Gardiners Bay (Orient Point) |
Yes |
Present- Recovering |
2010 |
Site of 2008 Storm Damage
Current Cornell Study/Reference Site
|
Gidds Bay |
Yes |
Absent |
1990's |
|
Goldsmith's Inlet |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Goose Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Great Peconic Bay |
Yes |
Absent |
1938 |
|
Greenport Harbor (Fanning Point) |
Yes |
Absent |
1980's |
|
Greenport Harbor ( West of Breakwater) |
Yes |
Present- Severely Imperilled* |
2009 |
Current Restoration Candidate/Pilot Study Underway |
Greenport/Orient Harbor (Cleaves Pt) |
Yes |
Absent |
2001? |
Severe clamming impacts followed by bioturbation (whelk foraging) contributed the loss of this meadow (directly observed). |
Gull Pond |
Yes |
Absent |
1990's |
|
Hallocks Bay |
Yes |
Absent |
2005-2006 |
Severe clamming impacts likely caused the loss of this meadow (directly observed). Recent Cornell restoration attempts (using seed) unsuccessful. |
Hashamomuck Pond |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Haywater Cove |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Hippodrome Pond |
No |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Hog Neck Bay |
Yes |
Absent |
1960's |
Historic aerials indicate eelgrass growing in a narrow band between Cedar Beach Point and Corey Creek |
Horton Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
James Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Little Bay |
Yes |
Absent |
1980's |
|
Little Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Little Peconic Bay |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Long Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Mattituck Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Mattituck Inlet |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Mill Creek |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Mud Creek |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Narrow River |
Yes |
Absent |
late 1980's |
|
Orient Harbor |
Yes |
Absent* |
2008* |
PEP/Cornell Long Term Monitoring Site. Eelgrass last observed by Cornell divers in 2008. Impacts possibly caused by water quality, shellfishing and bioturbation resulting in fragmentation and eventual loss. |
Orient Harbor (East Marion Shoreline) |
Yes |
Absent |
late 1990's |
Eelgrass last observed by Cornell divers in YEAR?. Impacts possibly caused by water quality, shellfishing and bioturbation resulting in fragmentation and eventual loss. |
Oyster Ponds |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Paradise Point Basin |
Yes |
Unknown |
No Data |
Last observed by Cornell in 2005 |
Pipes Cove |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Pipes Cove Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Plum Island-Outside of Harbor Entrance |
Yes |
Present |
2008 |
Stability unknown |
Plum Island-South side of East Point |
Yes |
Present- Stable |
2010 |
Regularly observed by Cornell divers |
Richmond Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Robins Island (North) |
Yes |
Absent* |
1980's* |
A few baymen have seen eelgrass here, but Cornell divers have looked several times and haven't observed eelgrass yet. Could be Codium that looks like eelgrass from above. |
Schoolhouse Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Shelter Island Sound North of Crab Creek, S.I.) |
Yes |
Absent |
1960's |
|
Southold Bay (Entirety) |
Yes |
Absent |
2004* |
|
Southold Bay (Mill Creek to Brick Cove |
Yes |
Absent |
2004* |
Recent losses possibly caused by sedimentation/ nav.dredging, shellfishing and boat disturbance (turbidity) |
Southold Bay (Beixedon to Founders) |
Yes |
Absent |
1960's |
|
Southold Bay (Paradise Point) |
Yes |
Absent |
1960's |
|
Stirling Basin |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Town Creek |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
West Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Wickham Creek |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Widow's Hole |
Yes |
Absent |
No Data |
|
Wunneweta Pond |
Unknown |
Absent |
No Data |
|
