Scientists Want To Try Establishing Oysters In Georgica Pond To Help Combat Water Quality Problems - 27 East

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

authorMichael Wright on Dec 19, 2019
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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