Data Collection of the Eastern Oyster

Natural Oyster abundance in Rhode Island has been declining and is in need of a restoration plan. In collaboration with the Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, My project will develop a GIS geodatabase of existing data to inform the development of a habitat suitability index for eastern oysters in Rhode Island. Data include, but are not limited to water quality data collected by various entities across systems, subaqueous soils, and groundwater intrusion.