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Georgia Oyster Watch (GEOW)
Project Overview
The Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is one
of the most abundant bivalve species inhabiting the eastern U.S.
coastal zone. Because of their widespread distribution and their
capacity to accumulate chemical and microbial contaminants, they
have been used for several decades as an indicator of coastal water
quality. In this study, oysters were collected from sites with
various landuses: industrial, pristine, marina, residential, and
harvesting beds. Sites were sampled in both the summer and winter to
investigate the affect of season on these indicators. The Georgia
Oyster Watch (GEOW) aims at determining the affects different
landuses in the coastal area has on Georgia’s coastal environment,
examine interrelationships of chemical and microbial indicators, and
to initiate and environmental observation system for coastal
Georgia.
Six-County Area Map
(Click county of interest on map below for
details and photos of each site)
or go directly to data for all counties...
2006 Summer Data
2006 Winter Data
2005 Summer Data
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