School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering
Oysters as Nitrogen Bioextractors
Oysters filter particles that contain nitrogen (and carbon) from the water. Wild oysters cycle small amounts of that nitrogen back into the environment, however farmed oysters, once harvested from the estuary, directly remove the nitrogen from the aquatic ecosystem. A recent paper, which NHAES... Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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07/27/22
Monumental Mapping
Twelve scientists and students associated with UNH are mapping the seafloor of the largest marine protected area under U.S. jurisdiction. -
07/26/22
Wave Power
An interdisciplinary team of UNH students took a top prize in the national Marine Energy Collegiate Competition hosted by the U.S. Department of... -
06/28/22
Canadian Kudos
Larry Mayer, director of UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, received the Canadian Hydrographic Association’s Sam Masry Award at the 2022... -
06/13/22
Coastal Buffers
The autumn may be a time when Great Bay Estuary is particularly vulnerable to the effects of coastal and ocean acidification, according to new UNH...
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