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Monitoring water quality in the Monie Bay component of Chesapeake Bay, MD National Estuarine Research Reserve. Fortnightly sampling will contribute to the System-Wide Monitoring Program
Monitoring water quality
Monitoring water quality in the Monie Bay component of Chesapeake Bay, MD National Estuarine Research Reserve. Fortnightly sampling will contribute to the System-Wide Monitoring Program
Monitoring water quality
Monitoring water quality in the Monie Bay component of Chesapeake Bay, MD National Estuarine Research Reserve. Fortnightly sampling will contribute to the System-Wide Monitoring Program
Monitoring water quality
Monitoring water quality in the Monie Bay component of Chesapeake Bay, MD National Estuarine Research Reserve. Fortnightly sampling will contribute to the System-Wide Monitoring Program
Monitoring water quality
Monitoring water quality in the Monie Bay component of Chesapeake Bay, MD National Estuarine Research Reserve. Fortnightly sampling will contribute to the System-Wide Monitoring Program
Monitoring water quality
Monitoring water quality in the Monie Bay component of Chesapeake Bay, MD National Estuarine Research Reserve. Fortnightly sampling will contribute to the System-Wide Monitoring Program. Data collected with a YSI probe is recorded.
Monitoring water quality
Monitoring water quality in the Monie Bay component of Chesapeake Bay, MD National Estuarine Research Reserve. Fortnightly sampling will contribute to the System-Wide Monitoring Program
Monitoring water quality
Buoys like this mark the location of oyster bioindicators used to identify nitrogen source. The oysters, in a cage, are suspended off the bottom by the buoy, which is anchored by bricks.
Oyster bioindicator marker
Cleaning oyster bioindicators in the field. Fouling organisms need to be removed to allow water flow for oysters.
Removal of biofouling
Cleaning oyster bioindicators in the field. Fouling organisms need to be removed to allow water flow for oysters.
Removing biofouling
Sediments dredged up by this anchor hint at the salt marsh composition of the detritus and sediments.
Sediments dredged by a boat anchor
Illustration of javelin sensor
Javelin sensor
Illustration of piezometer
Piezometer
Illustration of geological hammer
Geological hammer
Illustration of weather vane
Weather vane
Illustration of ScanFish
ScanFish
Illustration of sediment grab
Sediment grab
Illustration of net
Net
Illustration of secchi disk
Secchi disk
Illustration of water sampler
Water sampler
Bricks anchor the cages for deploying oyster biological indicators
Assembling biological indicator gear
Ben Fertig collects his oyster biological indicator samples.
Ben collects his oysters
Graduate student Ben Fertig holds a cage that will be used for deploying oyster biological indicators. This gear is also equipped to hold a perforated cup for deploying macroalgal biological indicators at half Secchi depth.
Deployment cage for oyster biological indicator
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