Buoy
The ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ Buoy Facility (BBF), a scientific buoy near the Schiller Coastal Studies Center in Harpswell Sound, was installed to study Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).
Overview
The BBF was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation and is the result of a partnership among ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿, Bigelow Laboratory, and St. Joseph's College. Among its managers is ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿'s Collin Roesler.
The Schiller Coastal Studies Center provides a sentinel site at the edge of the Gulf of Maine to understand the impact of climate change on coastal systems and to monitor key aspects of quickly-changing physical and biological environments.
The ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ buoy project allows continuous monitoring of Harpswell Sound, and the high capacity seawater system of the marine laboratory provides exceptional experimental capabilities across an array of disciplines.
