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Table 1. Key to the symbols used on the maps. 



On all maps in this report, the north-south meridian is parallel 

 to the sides of the maps, and true north is at the top. 



„^ Coastline (solid line) 



/^ ' Eelgrass bed (dashed lines or darkened area) 



+ Eelgrass present, bed dimensions unclear 



± Eelgrass distribution variable on recent photographs 



? Submerged vegetation, possibly eelgrass 



PA Patches of eelgrass present 



NA Photograph coverage not available for area 



MI Area not included in survey 



AA Attached algae, usually on rock or cobble 



DA Drift algae may be present on some photographs 



B Location of shoot counts or biomass harvesting 



PE Salt marsh peat reef offshore 



B0PH5 Eelgrass bed ID #. The first two letters indicate town, the 

 second two indicate local, then the number of the bed. In this case bed 

 5 in Phinneys Harbor in the town of Bourne. The town letters are 

 omitted on the maps, but are included in Appendix III. 



