Five members of the COMBB research team presented papers at the Coast and Estuarine Research Federation biennial meeting November 9-13 in Richmond, VA.
Rachel Jakuba presented, “The future is now: Adapting a long-term volunteer monitoring program to leverage low-cost sensors.”
Lilia Bartolotta presented, “Continuous oxygen monitoring in Buzzards Bay: The good, the bad, and the biofouling.”
Lara Gulmann presented, “Introducing buzzardsbay: An R-based tool for efficient quality control and analysis of estuarine oxygen data.”
Kristin Huizenga presented, “Historical and spatial lessons on dissolved oxygen in Buzzards Bay: Grab samples vs sensors.”
Christopher Neill presented, “Quantifying riverine nitrogen fluxes to Buzzards Bay from coastal watersheds.”

Rachel Jakuba, Vice President for Science at the Buzzards Bay Coalition, talked about transitioning from grab samples to sensors at the 2025 biennial Coast and Estuarine Research Federation meeting in Richmond, VA. Photo by Chris Neill.