An Initial Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Sandy on New Jersey and New...
This report provides results from a rapid appraisal of impacts to fishing communities in New York and New Jersey from Sandy. This report also serves as NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) 60 day assessment of...
View ArticleEconomic Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Hazards and Climate Change:...
This study identifies key economic vulnerabilities to climate change and options for adaptation in the Barnegat Bay region of New Jersey. This study draws on stakeholder knowledge of the region,...
View Article2012 Sea Nettle Barrier Project Final Report
In the summer of 2012 the BBP continued to set two barrier nets at local bathing beaches to test their effectiveness in excluding sea nettle medusa from interacting with bathers. This year included a...
View ArticleShellfish stock assessment of Little Egg Harbor Bay (2011)
The New Jersey Bureau of Shellfisheries conducted a hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) stock assessment of Little Egg Harbor Bay. The Bureau sampled 196 stations from 24 August to 18 October 2011 using...
View ArticleArtificial nesting habitats as a conservation strategy for turtle populations...
In Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, USA, there is a mosaic of natural and degraded terrapin nesting habitats. We investigated the effects of dredge soil and shade on the hatching success of diamondback...
View ArticleOcean County College Experimental Watershed Final Report
This report was prepared to document the findings of activities conducted by Birdsall Engineering, Inc. (BEI) as part of the Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program’s Experimental Watershed Project,...
View ArticleDerelict crab trap identification and removal in Barnegat Bay
This study by Dr. Mark Sullivan and colleagues at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey assessed the prevalence of derelict, or ghost, crab pots in heavily fished waters of Barnegat Bay. Using...
View ArticleSea Nettle Polyp Settlement Pilot Study
In the summer of 2013 Barnegat Bay Partnership technicians undertook a pilot study to assess the feasibility of using underwater photography to determine preferred materials and locations for sea...
View ArticleCharacterization of phytoplankton functional taxonomic groups in relation to...
This study, led by Dr. Monica Bricelj of Rutgers University, focused on identifying the phytoplankton functional taxonomic groups (FTGs) present in Barnegat Bay through a novel process involving...
View ArticleAssessment of Nutrient Loading and Eutrophication in Barnegat Bay (Rutgers...
Acknowledgements We thank the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (Susannah King, project manager) for providing the funding to conduct this project and for overseeing...
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