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Watershed Management Bureau
Shellfish Program
Monitoring Programs: Bacteria
Ambient Monitoring: The Shellfish Program regularly collects water
quality samples from over 70 locations in the Great Bay Estuary (including Little Bay
and Piscataqua River), Hampton/Seabrook Harbor, Little Harbor/Back Channel, Rye Harbor,
and the Atlantic Coast. Water samples are generally collected monthly and are analyzed
for fecal coliform bacteria, as well as other parameters. These data are used to ensure
that information used to make decisions on open/closed areas is kept current, and to track
changes in water quality over time.
Updated: March 7, 2003
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