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Background: Georgica Pond is a 290- acre coastal salt pond located in East Hampton, NY that has been designated a locally significant Coastal Fish & Wildlife Habitat by the East Hampton Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan. Water quality impairments at Georgica Pond have included toxic blue-green algae blooms, fish kills and low oxygen levels which have developed in response to excessive nitrogen, phosphorus and other contaminants entering the pond. The poor water quality impacts people's traditional uses of the pond including fishing, crabbing, kayaking, and sailing.  It also has an impact on the fish and wildlife that use the pond. The Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation (FOGP) works to restore and preserve the Georgica Pond ecosystem for future generations through science-based, watershed-wide policy and restoration. Founded in 2015 and supported almost entirely by private donations, FOGP collaborates with the Gobler Lab at Stony Brook University, local NGOs and local...