first suggested that turbidity currents are responsible for the transport of shallow water
sediments and vegetal matter to the great depths. Also, the high concentration recorded at the base of the continental slope off North Carolina may be due to a downslope movement(Menzies and Rowe, 1969). the broad distribution of turtle grass in the Virgin Islands Basin made Roper and Brundage. (1972) believe that the rafting or current-carried transport and subsequent sinking are more important than conveyance by turbidity currents, although many photographs at the base of the slope showed distinct erosion channels, which were probably formed by turbidity currents. They also suggested that a ridge, approximately 200 m in relief, might act as a dam to trap organic material carried down the slope