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Scientists Want To Try Establishing Oysters In Georgica Pond To Help Combat Water Quality Problems

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Michael Doall of Stony Brook University told the East Hampton Town Trustees that his team hopes to be able to establish oysters in Georgica Pond to help with water quality.
Brooke Morrell, a restoration monitoring associate with Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, measuring oysters that were raised in cages in Georgica Pond this past summer. Courtesy SOMAS
Michael Doall of SOMAS checking on one of the oyster cages that were floated in Georgica Pond this summer as part of the Stony Brook team's experiment. Courtesy SOMAS
The Stony Brook biologists anchored oyster cages in three locations around Georgica Pond this summer to track their growth. Courtesy SOMAS

Michael Doall of Stony Brook University told the East Hampton Town Trustees that his team hopes to be able to establish oysters in Georgica Pond to help with water quality.

Brooke Morrell, a restoration monitoring associate with Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, measuring oysters that were raised in cages in Georgica Pond this past summer. Courtesy SOMAS

Michael Doall of SOMAS checking on one of the oyster cages that were floated in Georgica Pond this summer as part of the Stony Brook team's experiment. Courtesy SOMAS

The Stony Brook biologists anchored oyster cages in three locations around Georgica Pond this summer to track their growth. Courtesy SOMAS

Stony Brook University biologists have proposed trying to establish self-sustaining reefs of oysters in Georgica Pond as part of their efforts to combat poor water quality and toxic algae blooms... more

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