Presence of new ocean inlet in Great South Bay may help keep brown tide in check
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 08:00
in Earth & Climate
A brown tide has emerged within some, but not all, of Long Island's south shore estuaries. Monitoring by the Gobler Laboratory in the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences has revealed that a brown tide has developed in eastern Moriches Bay, Quantuck Bay, and western Shinnecock Bay.