On Tuesday, January 10th, the crew of the R/V Monitor was out on the upper Bay for the first time this year collecting nutrients and plankton samples, taking Secchi Disk water clarity measurements, and conducting real-time surface mapping of water quality parameters, including dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, water temperature, salinity, and pH, all in an effort to document water quality improvements associated with NBC construction projects. Jeffrey captained the boat while monitoring professionals Jeff, and Tyler collected the samples and data. It was a cloudy and cool day with a calm wind out of the northwest. The water was calm all day. The featured photo shows the Conimicut Point lighthouse.
