Water & Habitat Health

Water Quality & Habitat Health of the Three Bays Estuarine System

Progress Report from the 1999 Field Season

July, 2000

Brian L. Howes, PhD George R. Hampson
Coastal Systems Program
Center for Marine Science and Technology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Photo by Mark Coté     Dead Neck looking West

Executive Summary
Overview
The Problem
Three Bays Water Quality Monitoring Program
Three Bays Nutrient Related Water Quality
Summary and Recommendations
Nitrogen and Eutrophication of Coastal Waters
Watershed and Estuary Characteristics
Figures and Tables