Inadequacies in conventional replanting methods are primarily a result of their sensitivity to water depth, tide, and wave activity. As evidence of this sensitivity, various replanting projects over the last several years have achieved only very limited success when using conventional techniques. A major problem is the difficulty in finding suitable locations with adequate and appropriate environmental conditions favorable to the rooting and sustenance of the mangrove during its early stages of development. To have any potential of establishing thriving mangroves when using conventional methods, the seedlings or transplants must be placed into shallow water only a few centimeters in depth and only in areas adequately shielded from any substantial wave action or upland run-off. These conditions translate into restrictions not simply on the geographic location of a potential replenishment project but also on the relative size and range of any replanting. Therefore, the search for alternate methods not subject to the limitations of conventional replanting was initiated and is the purpose of this investigation.