Once on the bottom, further transport of seagrass, which is slightly negatively buoyant, is related to the velocity of the bottom current(Men ties and Rowe, 1969). A cyclonic deep-water circulation was regarded as responsible for the concentration of seagrass debris in the eastern part of he investigated area of the Virgin Islands Basin(Roper and Brundage, 872). Several photographs showed accumulation of material along the edges of rock outcroppings.