followup (not about Naragansett beer) an article in our local paper, Newsday, last week discussed the efforts in place to monitor the status of the Fire Island breaches and the current marine environment. The article stated, without giving details, that the salinity in Great South Bay has indeed been shown to have increased. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------