Berry, Terri Layne2010-02-152010-02-151978http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/24061191 pgs.This study had six objectives: to monitor the water quality at a generating station using twenty species, and monitoring their effectiveness as monitoring organisms; to compare effectiveness of flow-through and recirculating water systems in culture practices; to culture selected species with oysters to determine the suitability of a fish/oyster polyculture system; to monitor the effects of oysters on tank pH and turbidity; to monitor temperature, conductivity and dissolved oxygen and to determine their influence on the growth and survival; and to compare pesticide and heavy metal levels in selected species as compared between water systems and species.cultureswastewatersurveyspinfishLagodon rhomboidesAtlantic croakerMicropogon undulatusAtlantic spadefishChaetodipterus faberwhite mulletMugil curemaAmerican oysterCrassostrea virginicasea catfishArius felisspotLeiostomus xanthurusred drumSciaenops ocellataThesis