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NCCOS and SC DNR are collecting oyster samples along the South Carolina coast for the National Mussel Watch Program

Two men stand on an oyster reef along a coast.NCCOS and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources scientists are in the process of collecting oyster samples along the South Carolina coast. Contamination data from the oyster tissue will contribute to the National Mussel Watch Program dataset that dates back to 1986. Learn more about this long term monitoring effort: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/pollution/mussel-watch/