Oyster Reefs Restored in Dublin Bay 200 Years After Disappearing - FishSens Magazine The Green Ocean Foundation will restore 18,000 oysters to Dublin Bay, Ireland, this year, a project backed by environmental monitoring and led by community engagement.

Oysters have been consumed in Ireland for over 4,000 years, but were wiped out during the Industrial Revolution. 🦪

Now, over 200 years later, they are being reintroduced to their historic home.

Learn more ➡️ https://ow.ly/Pnjg50YK66k

PC: David Lawlor

#Conservation #Oyster #DublinBay #Ireland

Two scientists are setting up monitoring equipment on rocky terrain with expansive Patagonian mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.

For decades, there was a gaping hole in Chile's protected lands. That was recently changed with the purchase of Fundo Puchegüín, a 328,000-acre swath of wilderness in the heart of northern Patagonia.

Read more ➡️ https://ow.ly/RUsW50YK4QR

PC: Puelo Patagonia.

The Nature Conservancy

#Conservation

The Aanderaa DCS Blue acoustic Doppler current sensor precisely measures water current speed, direction, and temperature using high-frequency sound waves. Perfect for smart water sensor deployments.

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#AcousticDoppler #EnvironmentalMonitoring

Buffalo's New Data Buoy Tracks Lake Erie's Extreme Weather Buffalo State University is deploying a new data buoy on Lake Erie, expanding real-time monitoring of waves, weather, water quality, and seiche activity.

For over a decade, the Great Lakes Center has operated a data buoy in Lake Erie’s eastern basin. Popular with boaters, it will soon be joined by a sibling–another buoy deployed near the city of Buffalo.

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PC: Brian Haas

Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS)

Test your water quality knowledge! ✍️💡

Check out our new crossword puzzle, all about water quality parameters.

You've got two clues. Head to our website to find the full interactive puzzle ➡️ https://www.fondriest.com/news/crossword-puzzles

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Evaluating Mercury Concentrations in Brazos River Alligator Gar - FishSens Magazine In 2023, Zach Moran, Assistant Professor of Fish Science, investigated trends and contributors to bioaccumulation in Alligator Gar in Texas.

Alligator gar are apex predators in Texas rivers. But their position at the top of the food chain renders them susceptible to harmful biomagnification.

What does this mean for the popular sport fish? ➡️ https://www.fishsens.com

PC: Zach Moran

#AlligatorGar #BrazosRiver #ApexPredator #FishScience

Data-Backed Water Management Protects the St. Johns River Watershed The St. Johns River Water Management District uses water quality monitoring to protect and restore an expansive watershed in eastern Florida.

The St. Johns River flows for 300 miles through eastern Florida and is an important natural resource for millions of Floridians. Overseeing it is the St. Johns River Water Management District, an agency committed to protecting the watershed.

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PC: SJRWM

Need precise water level data? 💧

The HOBO U20 uses absolute pressure sensing and barometric compensation to deliver sub-centimeter accuracy in groundwater, lake & stream monitoring.

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#Hydrology #WaterScience

Monitoring Water Quality and Seaweed to Protect the Nantucket Sound The Popponesset Water Stewardship Alliance is conducting water quality and seaweed monitoring to understand ecological changes in the Nantucket Sound.

As a high schooler, Nicole Corbett noticed changes occurring along the coastline of her hometown, Popponesset. She now aims to understand these problems by monitoring water quality and more along the Nantucket Sound coast.

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PC: PWSA

#WaterQuality

Though there have been many studies investigating the regional drivers of turbidity, few have examined global trends. A 2025 study used satellites to examine the global spatiotemporal variability of lake turbidity.

Read more ➡️ https://www.lakescientist.com

PC: European Space Agency

Watching a Freshwater Sea: Monitoring Change on Wisconsin’s Shipwreck Coast Real-time buoy data on Wisconsin’s Shipwreck Coast improves Lake Michigan forecasts, safety, and scientific insight into dynamic nearshore conditions.

The Great Lakes act like a freshwater sea, and an estimated 6,000 vessels found their final resting place here. Once a formidable, new technology is making navigation safer.

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PC: Caitlin Zant

#GreatLakes

Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS); NOAA

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Iowa Great Lakes: Glacial Origins to Modern Monitoring Real-time buoy monitoring tracks nutrients, stratification, and harmful algal blooms to guide management of Iowa’s Great Lakes.

The hummocked landscape of Iowa’s northwest shows its glacial past, and the Iowa Great Lakes are no exception. They provide an excellent classroom for the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.

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PC: Matt Fairchild

#IowaGreatLakes #Glacier

Thinking back on some of our fire stories in the latest print edition...

In the Sierra Nevada mountains, wildfire prevention sometimes means prescribed fires blaze over the landscape. We share how GNSS receivers aid this vital management.

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Fascinating!

Research Brief: Dredging Impacts on a Hypertrophic Lake Near the Mediterranean Sea - Lake Scientist A 2025 study in Scientific Reports examined the water quality of Egypt’s Lake Manzala before and after a major dredging operation.

A common restoration method is dredging, which removes pollutants from sediment. However, the environmental impacts are still debated.

A 2025 study examined the water quality of an Egyptian lake before and after dredging.

Learn more ➡️ https://www.lakescientist.com

PC: US Army Corps

#LakeScience

Look at that spread! 📖📸

Did you catch our story on Acton Lake? The reservoir in southern Ohio has been monitored for three decades by teams at nearby Miami University.

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Miami University

Behind the Non-Profit Searching for Endemic Jellyfish in the Nantucket Sound - FishSens Magazine A non-profit on Nantucket Sound is tracking and researching why supposedly stingless jellyfish are staging, and why their numbers are increasing.

When Nicole Corbett was stung by a moon jellyfish, which is supposedly stingless, she was dumbfounded. Now, she's leading a non-profit taking genetic samples from what may be a new species of jellyfish. 🐟️

Learn more ➡️ https://www.fishsens.com

PC: Alexander Vasenin

#Jellyfish #NantucketSound

Washington’s Expansive Air Quality Monitoring Network Aids Public Health Washington’s Air Quality Monitoring Network offers a remote, continuous data network, hoping to aid residents in making public health decisions.

Washington's wildfire season is on the horizon, meaning millions will be living with air quality that can change daily. Such an important aspect of public health requires confident, accurate forecasting.

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PC: WDEC

Washington State Department of Ecology

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At Fondriest Environmental, we're dedicated to protecting water quality and security. From water quality monitoring to restoring floodplains, we support a variety of projects.

Because where water flows, equality grows.

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Scientists in California are Blazing New Trails in Fire Weather Research At San Jose State University, a professor has spent the last twenty years pioneering new research methods to understand and forecast wildfires.

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We're Fondriest Environmental. We supply scientists with tools to understand our natural world.

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