Abstract:
At the request of the Township of Islip, a chemical and
biological survey of Great South Bay and Moriches Bay was conducted
by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution during the
summer of 1957. The survey duplicated to a large extent those
which have been made annually by this Institution since 1950.
Due to previous commitments :of the scientists, the 1957 survey
was made during June 24-25 rather than in late August, when
the earlier studies were conducted.
Water samples were taken for both direct and subsequent
laboratory analyses from the same locations as in the earlier
surveys, consisting of a line of 17 stations located approximately
along the central channel from Fire Island Inlet, at
the western end of Great South Bay, to Westhampton, at the
eastern end of Moriches Bay. Eleven additional stations were
occupied along the northern side of the embayments in the
various coves, creeks and rivers which had earlier been found
to contribute to the pollution of the bay waters. Station
locations are shown in Figure 1.
The survey was conducted from a boat provided by the New
York State Department of Conservation, and the authors wish
to acknowledge their generous assistance. Much credit is
also due to Mssrs. G. H. Vanderborgh, Sr. and Jr., Mr. Joseph
Glancy, Mr. Samuel Cross, and Mr. Kenneth Mockridge for their
valuable help before and during the survey, and for making
available the seasonal data on salinity, rainfall, and winds
which were used in the preparation of this report.
