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Just a sneak preview in what diving with the #naturalresources team is like on #Nantucket.

Between May 14 and 16,2026, 5 scientific divers worked to collect data on our Nantucket harbor seabed.

The spring survey was just added to the benthic survey effort three years ago. The fall survey initiative (under the Town supervision) has been going on since 2019, and previous to that the effort was spearheaded by the Maria Mitchell Association with Dr. Peter Boyce and Dr. Val Hall between 2006 and 2014.

The whole point is to create a long term dataset to understand changes to our marine resources like:
🐚 populations of scallops, whelks, and conch
🌱 Seagrass meadows and macro algae presence
🪨 seabed structures

#marinescience #diving #shell

On today’s technician talk, we are putting up the gate at Smith’s l Point. Watch the video to learn more.
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#techniciantalktuesday #naturalresources
#nantucket #ack #shellfishrestoration

Happy Monday!

One of our interns started their day off with helping set 10 million oyster larvae. The tank they are being set in has bags of loose #oyster shells to help give the larvae something to settle onto as they grow.

#ack #hatcherylife #naturalresources

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Introducing: water quality equipment!

Summer sampling season for #waterquality is coming up fast for the #naturalresources department. So the team is gathering, cleaning, calibrating, and prepping field equipment to be ready for June!

These three intrsuments/pieces of equipment give us a lot of ways to collect data about #nantucket ponds.

🟠 The secchi disk provides in the moment water clarity, light penetration, and depth measurements.

🔩 The YSI probe gives us in the moment data for salinity/ conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature. We deploy the YSI at different depths of our sampling sites to know the changes throughout the water column.

💧The Niskin helps us collect water samples from just above the bottom. These samples then get analyzed at @coastalsystemsprogram lab for even more factors like dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus.

#fieldequipment

Introducing: water quality equipment!

Summer sampling season for #waterquality is coming up fast for the #naturalresources department. So the team is gathering, cleaning, calibrating, and prepping field equipment to be ready for June!

These three intrsuments/pieces of equipment give us a lot of ways to collect data about #nantucket ponds.

🟠 The secchi disk provides in the moment water clarity, light penetration, and depth measurements.

🔩 The YSI probe gives us in the moment data for salinity/ conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature. We deploy the YSI at different depths of our sampling sites to know the changes throughout the water column.

💧The Niskin helps us collect water samples from just above the bottom. These samples then get analyzed at @coastalsystemsprogram lab for even more factors like dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus.

#fieldequipment

Introducing: water quality equipment!

Summer sampling season for #waterquality is coming up fast for the #naturalresources department. So the team is gathering, cleaning, calibrating, and prepping field equipment to be ready for June!

These three intrsuments/pieces of equipment give us a lot of ways to collect data about #nantucket ponds.

🟠 The secchi disk provides in the moment water clarity, light penetration, and depth measurements.

🔩 The YSI probe gives us in the moment data for salinity/ conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature. We deploy the YSI at different depths of our sampling sites to know the changes throughout the water column.

💧The Niskin helps us collect water samples from just above the bottom. These samples then get analyzed at @coastalsystemsprogram lab for even more factors like dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus.

#fieldequipment

Introducing: water quality equipment!

Summer sampling season for #waterquality is coming up fast for the #naturalresources department. So the team is gathering, cleaning, calibrating, and prepping field equipment to be ready for June!

These three intrsuments/pieces of equipment give us a lot of ways to collect data about #nantucket ponds.

🟠 The secchi disk provides in the moment water clarity, light penetration, and depth measurements.

🔩 The YSI probe gives us in the moment data for salinity/ conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature. We deploy the YSI at different depths of our sampling sites to know the changes throughout the water column.

💧The Niskin helps us collect water samples from just above the bottom. These samples then get analyzed at @coastalsystemsprogram lab for even more factors like dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus.

#fieldequipment

On today’s video we are out on Muskeget. Watch the video to learn more.
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#techniciantalktuesday #naturalresources
#nantucket #ack #shellfishrestoration

Happy Mother’s Day to these special moms at NRD! Field work scheduling becomes extra special when you add little ones into the mix! The amount of logistical planning and tasks completed before even landing at work for the day or out on the boat can be challenging. Cheers to the ladies who are pulling double duty whether they are chasing storm data, making early morning water quality sampling windows, or navigating multiple budgets each day to help Nantucket’s natural resources.-thank you for all you do!

#ack #womeninstem #mothersday #nantucket #naturalresources

Happy Mother’s Day to these special moms at NRD! Field work scheduling becomes extra special when you add little ones into the mix! The amount of logistical planning and tasks completed before even landing at work for the day or out on the boat can be challenging. Cheers to the ladies who are pulling double duty whether they are chasing storm data, making early morning water quality sampling windows, or navigating multiple budgets each day to help Nantucket’s natural resources.-thank you for all you do!

#ack #womeninstem #mothersday #nantucket #naturalresources

Happy Mother’s Day to these special moms at NRD! Field work scheduling becomes extra special when you add little ones into the mix! The amount of logistical planning and tasks completed before even landing at work for the day or out on the boat can be challenging. Cheers to the ladies who are pulling double duty whether they are chasing storm data, making early morning water quality sampling windows, or navigating multiple budgets each day to help Nantucket’s natural resources.-thank you for all you do!

#ack #womeninstem #mothersday #nantucket #naturalresources

Happy Mother’s Day to these special moms at NRD! Field work scheduling becomes extra special when you add little ones into the mix! The amount of logistical planning and tasks completed before even landing at work for the day or out on the boat can be challenging. Cheers to the ladies who are pulling double duty whether they are chasing storm data, making early morning water quality sampling windows, or navigating multiple budgets each day to help Nantucket’s natural resources.-thank you for all you do!

#ack #womeninstem #mothersday #nantucket #naturalresources

Happy Mother’s Day to these special moms at NRD! Field work scheduling becomes extra special when you add little ones into the mix! The amount of logistical planning and tasks completed before even landing at work for the day or out on the boat can be challenging. Cheers to the ladies who are pulling double duty whether they are chasing storm data, making early morning water quality sampling windows, or navigating multiple budgets each day to help Nantucket’s natural resources.-thank you for all you do!

#ack #womeninstem #mothersday #nantucket #naturalresources

Happy Mother’s Day to these special moms at NRD! Field work scheduling becomes extra special when you add little ones into the mix! The amount of logistical planning and tasks completed before even landing at work for the day or out on the boat can be challenging. Cheers to the ladies who are pulling double duty whether they are chasing storm data, making early morning water quality sampling windows, or navigating multiple budgets each day to help Nantucket’s natural resources.-thank you for all you do!

#ack #womeninstem #mothersday #nantucket #naturalresources

Nantucket Natural Resources Department and local organizations monitor the #harmfulalgalblooms of the island throughout the #summer season (June to October).

We sample weekly ensuring you can have up to date information on what bodies of water are safe to interact with or to avoid.

Please know that harmful algal blooms can impact humans and pets a variety of ways. If you see a yellow caution or red alert sign please stay away from the body of water and make sure your pets do not enter it as well.

!Note that symptom onset is rapid and seek immediate medical attention.

If you have questions, check out the resource below:
www.hab.whoi.edu

Stay safe and enjoy the summer!

#waterquality #nantucket nantucketnaturalresources

Too good not to repost 😂 @nantucketcurrentCRAC meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 10am via Zoom! Come see what it’s about.

Thank you to @massmarinefisheries for giving our #naturalresources team a refresher in phytoplankton identification!

#Phytoplankton exist in both freshwater and saltwater. Understanding them is critical to#nantucket water quality monitoring as it focuses on harmful algal blooms.

#ack #environmentalscience

Thank you to @massmarinefisheries for giving our #naturalresources team a refresher in phytoplankton identification!

#Phytoplankton exist in both freshwater and saltwater. Understanding them is critical to#nantucket water quality monitoring as it focuses on harmful algal blooms.

#ack #environmentalscience

Thank you to @massmarinefisheries for giving our #naturalresources team a refresher in phytoplankton identification!

#Phytoplankton exist in both freshwater and saltwater. Understanding them is critical to#nantucket water quality monitoring as it focuses on harmful algal blooms.

#ack #environmentalscience

On today’s talk, we are insulating tanks to help the oysters grow. Watch the video to learn more.
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#techniciantalktuesday #naturalresources
#nantucket #ack #shellfishrestoration

Weren’t able to make the virtual workshop for the island-wide Strategic Retreat and Relocation Program being developed by the Town? It’s not too late to give input! Please visit the project website www.nantucket-ma.gov to watch the recording and take the 5 minute survey

#nantucketcrp #retreat #relocation #coastalliving #coastalresilience