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Figure 6. Dates and locations of former eelgrass populaMons 

 around New Bedford based on reports and photographs. 



Areas where eelgrass has declined during 1944-1'581 are marked by 

 (-) ; areas of increase after 1966 are marked by ( + ) . The (?) iri'-lir^it'^s: 

 increasing vegetation of questionable identity. 



