[SEMCO] Waquoit Bay Webinar Invitation: Keep it from Going Stinky – Oysters, Gear and Nitrogen

[Tompkins, Laurie (DCR)]

Webinar | March 23, 2021 | 10:30AM – 12:30PM





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Keep it from Going Stinky!
OYSTERS, GEAR & NITROGEN



Evaluating Effectiveness of Different Oyster Aquaculture Strategies for Nitrogen Loading Remediation to Inform Water Quality Management Efforts















Webinar: March 23, 2021
10:30AM – 12:30PM


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Many coastal communities such as those on Cape Cod are under pressure to improve water quality degraded by the impacts of nitrogen pollution. Some solutions are very costly, such as developing centralized sewer treatment infrastructure for homes that currently have septic systems. A growing number of towns are exploring the use of less costly non-traditional management options such as integrating shellfish aquaculture as part of their water quality management plans. While interest in using shellfish aquaculture for this purpose is increasing, managers identify that a consensus does not yet exist on which aquaculture methods provide the most efficient and cost-effective removal of nitrogen.








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Webinar: March 23, 2021
10:30AM – 12:30PM


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In this webinar we will share findings from a research study which used a collaborative approach with end users to evaluate three of the most popular oyster aquaculture systems being used by growers today – floating bags, mid-water systems, and bottom cages. The project investigated and compared the efficiency of each system at exporting nitrogen to the sediments and stimulating the sediment-hosted biological community to remove nitrogen. Both the science and aquaculture farming results will be shared with an eye toward providing recommendations and identifying best practices that can inform oyster aquaculture efforts that include nitrogen remediation as a goal.













— TARGET AUDIENCE —
Shellfish growers, resource managers, local officials, water quality committee members, state agency staff, regulators, and non-profit organizations interested in supporting aquaculture and water quality management efforts








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— MEET THE SPEAKERS —








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Dr. Daniel Rogers
Associate Professor,
Analytical Chemistry,
Stonehill College


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Chuck Martinsen
Deputy Director,
Department of Marine and Environmental Services,
Town of Falmouth



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Dr. Virginia Edgcomb
Microbial Ecologist,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution




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Dr. Paraskevi (Vivian) Mara
Research Associate,
Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution


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Tonna-Marie Rogers
Director,
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve














Linking Science to Local Solutions and Decision-Making
This study was funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
through the NERRS Science Collaborative.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tonna-Marie Rogers, tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers at mass.gov<mailto:tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers at mass.gov>























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