Baffin Bay Volunteer Water Quality Study: Data collection and Outreach to Address Water Quality Concerns

Summary

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) will continue their water quality monitoring program in Baffin Bay. TAMU-CC recently initiated a spatially-temporally intensive volunteer water quality monitoring program in Baffin Bay. The primary objective of this program is to generate data necessary to determine “when” and “where” symptoms of water quality degradation are most pronounced. To accomplish this, water quality surveys are conducted monthly and following rain events, with samples collected at nine sites throughout Baffin Bay for a suite of water quality parameters. TAMU-CC will continue this program as well as conduct nutrient addition bioassays, which will aid in determination of whether nitrogen or phosphorus is primarily responsible for the excessive algal growth.