Gulfwatch
Hosted by: Coastal Research Volunteers
Date
Ongoing Opportunity
Time
Contact coordinator for times
Contact
Alyson Eberhardt
[email protected]
603.862.6709
About Gulfwatch
Gulfwatch is a chemical-contaminants monitoring program organized and administered by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. Since 1993, Gulfwatch has measured contaminants in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) to assess the types and concentration of contaminants in coastal waters of the Gulf of Maine. It is one of the few monitoring programs and the only one in the Gulf of Maine to be coordinated across international borders. Each fall, scientists collect blue mussels, rotating among 38 sites around the Gulf of Maine, and analyze their whole tissues for a variety of contaminants. Data indicate where contaminant concentrations may be high and enable researchers to compare concentrations at different locations. Data also show changes in concentrations over time. Time-series analysis is continually being conducted as more data become available each year. Join us for collecting mussel samples from NH sites!
We need volunteers to help with:
Sampling and training - Pierce Island 8:45AM
Sampling and training - Fort Stark parking lot 6:45AM
Sampling and training - Pierce Island 8:45AM
Sampling and training - Fort Stark parking lot 6:45AM
Volunteers (2)
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