June 11-17, 2023

​Surface chlorophyll data were collected on June 14, 2023 while the R/V Monitor was underway collecting nutrient samples in the Providence and Seekonk River estuaries. The average chlorophyll concentrations were categorized as good in the Seekonk River, Upper Providence River Channel, and Pawtuxet River areas and as fair in the Edgewood Shoals and Southern Providence River areas. Overall, chlorophyll ranged between 0.98 and 15.51 µg/L with an average of 5.09 µg/L. The chlorophyll concentrations from this date are presented in the map below using Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) interpolation.

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