gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54578 eng UTF8 dataset Office for Coastal Management resourceProvider Cothran, Jeremy jeremy.cothran@gmail.com pointOfContact 2026-04-30T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Evaluating Whether Oyster Aquaculture Can Help Restore Water Quality - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative) 2020-12 creation publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 54578 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54578 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Rogers, Daniel drogers2@stonehill.edu originator https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.633314/full WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online article describing the project. download http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Rogers17 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. download The project team established an experiment that mimicked commercial aquaculture practices and allowed for a robust comparison of nitrogen removal rates from three commonly used gear types: floating bags of oysters, oyster condos suspended in midwater, and bottom cages of oysters. All gear was deployed in the same environmental setting (Waquoit Bay, Falmouth, MA) and maintained by the Town of Falmouth in a manner that a typical grower would follow. The growing systems were maintained for two full growing seasons (2018 and 2019) and compared to a nearby control site. Every two weeks during the growing season, the team conducted a series of measurements to provide a robust estimate of nitrogen fluxes and microbial activity below each of the aquaculture operations. Measurements included: (1) nutrient analyses of sediment, porewater and bottom water samples, (2) genetic sequencing of RNA and DNA extracted from sediment samples to determine the presence and activity level of certain bacteria; and 3) measurements of N2 fluxes from sediment cores placed in flux chambers to measure N2 production rates. All three oyster growing methods enhanced nitrogen removal relative to the control site. However, gene expression data indicate that nitrogen retention may be induced under some gear, particularly after the end of July under bottom cages, and to a lesser extent other gear types. Towns along Cape Cod are under pressure to reduce and mitigate nitrogen inputs to improve coastal water quality. Many towns are exploring the use of various shellfish aquaculture systems as a cost effective way to remediate water quality. This project addressed a critical information gap identified by water quality managers and regulators, specifically: how much nitrogen is removed from coastal waters by common oyster aquaculture methods, and what culturing practices should be adopted to maximize benefits for water quality? This information is helping regulators decide how much credit they can give towns for installing shellfish aquaculture as part of their water quality improvement plan, and provide guidance to towns and growers on best practices to maximize water quality benefits. completed Office for Coastal Management 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston SC 29405-2413 https://www.coast.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Office for Coastal Management Website Website listed for Office for Coastal Management information custodian notPlanned EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 23.3 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MASSACHUSETTS place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 23.3 16S hypervariable Ammonia Crassostrea virginica Denitrification Eastern oysters Illumina pair-end Metatranscription N2 production Nitrate, Ammonia, Sedimentary Carbon and Nitrogen RNA-seq RT-qPCR Sedimentary Carbon and Nitrogen aquaculture gene expression iTag lux chambers oyster farms shellfish theme Waquoit Bay NERR, MA place DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2026. GCMD Keywords, Version 24. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian NERRS project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Evaluating Whether Oyster Aquaculture Can Help Restore Water Quality - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54578. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Cite this dataset when used as a source: NOAA retains the right to analyze, synthesize and publish summaries of the NERRS/NSC data. The NERRS/NSC retains the right to be fully credited for having collected and process the data. Following academic courtesy standards, the NERR site where the data were collected should be contacted and fully acknowledged in any subsequent publications in which any part of the data are used. The data enclosed within this package/transmission are only as accurate as the quality assurance and quality control procedures that are described in the associated metadata reporting statement allow. The user bears all responsibility for its subsequent use/misuse in any further analyses or comparisons. The Federal government does not assume liability to the Recipient or third persons, nor will the Federal government reimburse or indemnify the Recipient for its liability due to any losses resulting in any way from the use of this data. Requested citation format: NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Science Collaborative(NSC). otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: The distributor does not assume liability. unclassified eng; US oceans -70.555 -70.482 41.544 41.64 Waquoit Bay, MA NERR | Currentness: Ground Condition 2017-11-01 2020-12-01 ==Project lead and contact information: Dan Rogers, Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry, Stonehill College Email: drogers2@stonehill.edu ==List of Project Datasets Five related datasets are described in this document 1. Microbial community structure data - iTag Amplicon library 2. Microbial processes data - RNA-Seq Metatranscriptomic sequences 3. Bottom water, porewater and sediment chemistry 4. Gene expression (RT-qPCR) and nitrogen flux measurements 5. Oyster weight data Multiple formats Office for Coastal Management 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston SC 29405-2413 https://www.coast.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Office for Coastal Management Website Website listed for Office for Coastal Management information distributor http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Rogers17 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Rogers17 download dataset Representativeness N/A This information is detailed within the project links. N/A Office for Coastal Management processor N/A