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Ecology of Atlantic Shores

Erin Miller, 2008
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Narragansett Bay: Introduction

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Narragansett Bay

Observations

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LocationDateTime, TideObservations
Seekonk River at the Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket 4 Oct. 200810:40am, high+4.5Freshwater. Many dead fish, decomposing along the shore and floating in the water. About 1ft in length. Fish were not intact, mostly in bits and pieces. Some appeared to have been eaten, possibly by birds. Trash along the shore, fishermen.
15 Nov. 20088:05am,
high+6.1
No dead fish. Trash in the water.

Bristol at Roger Williams University (RWU)
4 Oct. 200811:30am, high+4.1About 6 dead fish on the shore, intact. About 10in in length, deeper bodied than at last location. Otherwise appears clean and well flushed.
15 Nov. 20088:45am,
high+5.6
High water, reaches the road.
Seekonk River at India Point Park4 Oct. 200812:30pm, high+4.5A lot of trash along the shore and in the water, smells badly. Marina closeby, adjacent to Rt. 195.
15 Nov. 20089:20am,
high+6.1
Same conditions as last visit.
Greenwich Bay at Greenwich Bay Marina4 Oct. 200812:50pm, high+4.1Not very well flushed. Marina: boats, minnows in the water, birds on shore. Fisherman.
15 Nov. 20089:40am,
high+5.5
Oily water.
Narragansett at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (URI GSO)4 Oct. 20081:30pm, high+3.2Area appears to be well flushed, red algae washed up on shore.
15 Nov. 200810:10am,
high+4.4
Same conditions as last visit, no red algae.
Wakefield at East Matunuk State Beach4 Oct. 20082:00pm, high+3.8Area appears to be well flushed, no longer in the bay area.
15 Nov. 200810:30am,
high+4.2
Same conditions as last visit.