Abstract:

Dataset includes collection of water quality information along seven oyster reefs (stations) in the Mississippi Sound from 2021-05-14 to 2021-10-25. At each of the seven stations, near-surface water was collected and analyzed in the lab for total suspended matter (TSM), particulate organic matter (POM) and particulate inorganic matter (PIM).

Suggested Citation:

Wissing, Thomas P., X. Zhang, E. Powell, J. Klein, K. Lange, and M. Devhakumar. 2023. Water and food quality data collected on oyster reefs in the Mississippi Sound, 2021-05-14 to 2021-10-25. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/3S63ZXMX

Purpose:

To provide optical observation of oyster larvae (O3L) in the Mississippi Sound.

Data Parameters and Units:

Total suspended matter (mg/L), particulate organic matter (mg/L), dissolved organic matter (mg/L). The geodata for the sampling locations are BB-Between Bridges 30.3116, -89.31162 BL-Bay St. Louis 30.3048, -89.32322 HP-Henderson Point 30.28345, -89.30448 PC-Pass Christian 30.28895, -89.2465 PM-Pass Marriane 30.24723, -89.24893 SJ-St. Joe 30.18627, -89.40363 T-Telegraph 30.22045, -89.27257

Methods:

Water samples were filtered through a 53 um sieve to remove larger particles. Using a negative pressure vacuum (< 120 psi), the sample water was then filtered through 47 um pre-combusted/pre-weighed Whatman glass fiber filters (GF/F) that have roughly 70% retention efficiency and 90% clogging volume (determined for each sample by passing water through a test filter until clogging occurred). Further sample processing was done according to Powell et al. (2012), while biochemical molecular analyses were done according to Kreeger et al. (1997) and performed by the Kreeger Laboratory.

Provenance and Historical References:

Kreeger, D., Goulden, C., Kilham, S, Lynn, S., Datta, S. and Interlandi, S. (1997), Seasonal changes in the biochemistry of lake seston. Freshwater Biology, 38: 539-554. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00233.x Powell, E. N., Kreeger, D. A., Morson, J. M., Haidvogel, D. B., Wang, Z., Thomas, R., & Gius, J. E. (2012). Oyster food supply in Delaware Bay: Estimation from a hydrodynamic model and interaction with the oyster population. Journal of Marine Research, 70 (2-3), 469-503. https://doi.org/10.1357/002224012802851904

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