Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program — Putting all the Pieces Together, A...
The purposes of BBNEPs Communication Plan are to establish clear objectives, approaches, and methods to engage distinct target audiences that are important to protecting the Barnegat Bay ecosystem. The...
View ArticleSummary of the Summit Meeting On The Role of Nutrient Management in Urban and...
On May 13, 2010 a summit was held to discuss the role of nutrient management in urban and suburban landscapes and how that effects nutrient loading in surface and groundwater. This document provides a...
View ArticleBarnegat Bay Partnership Research Prospectus
This document provides a summary of outstanding research needs for the watershed as compiled by the Science and Technical Advisory Committee during the summer of 2010. The research activities are...
View ArticleBarnegat Bay Partnership / Ocean County Health Department 2010 Sea Nettle...
This report summarizes the findings and lessons learned during the 2010 Sea Nettle Warning System pilot year and discuss recommendations for future implementation of the system.
View ArticleAssessment of Seagrass Status in the Barnegat Bay – LEH Estuary (2003 and 2009)
In this BBP funded study researchers from Rutgers University looked at the changes in the distribution of seagrass throughout the Barnegat Bay estuary from 2003 to 2009 utilizing remote sensing and in...
View ArticleAssessing population structure, reproductive potential and fishing effort for...
This study examined the relative abundance and population structure (e.g., size structure, sex ratio) of adult blue crabs in Barnegat Bay; including measures of reproductive potential (e.g., sperm and...
View ArticleNutrient and Ecological Histories in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
The primary objective of this project was to collect sediment cores from the tidal region of Barnegat Bay and determine the chronology of nutrient changes (i.e., nitrogen and phosphorus) and associated...
View ArticleAssessing population structure, reproductive potential and movement of adult...
This study by Rider University examines the relative abundance and population structure (e.g., size structure, sex ratio) of adult blue crabs in Barnegat Bay as well as the temporal and spatial...
View ArticleQAPP for An analysis of the functionality of 4 stormwater basins in Long...
This is the Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for American Littoral Society’s “An analysis of the functionality of four stormwater basins located within the Long Swamp Creek subwatershed of...
View ArticleAn analysis of the functionality of four stormwater basins located within the...
This study investigated the existing functionality of four stormwater management basins located within the Long Swamp Creek sub-watershed of Toms River. The overall objective of this project was to...
View ArticleFecundity of Barnegat Bay blue crabs: the influence of size, season and...
This project examined the influence of female size, season, and relative fishing effort on the fecundity of adult blue crabs in Barnegat Bay using field sampling with commercial-style traps and a field...
View Article2011 Sea Nettle Barrier Project Project Report
This report documents the first year of the Barnegat Bay Partnership’s Jellyfish Barrier Project. The BBP maintained experimental gillnet style barriers at bathing beaches in Brick and Lavallette to...
View ArticleSea Nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) Polyps in Barnegat Bay, NJ: a Pilot...
This pilot project looked at one year of sea nettle Chrysaora quinquecirrha) polyp settlement distribution and density in Barnegat Bay.
View ArticleImplementing American Eel Passage on Existing Dams
This report documents Rutgers University efforts to provide low cost/low technology passage devices for American eels over small dams in the Barnegat Bay estuary.
View ArticleSubaqueous Soil Survey of Barnegat Bay
This report represents the results of a preliminary effort by the Natural Resource Conservation Service to map the subaqueous soils of the Barnegat Bay. This initial effort led to the preparation of a...
View ArticleEconomic Value of the Barnegat Bay Watershed
Researchers examined the watershed’s economic value in three different ways: water resources and habitats, ecosystem goods and services, and watershed-related employment. The study concludes the...
View ArticleBeach-Dune Performance Assessment of New Jersey Beach Profile Network Sites...
The Richard Stockton College of NJ Coastal Research Center (CRC) has initiated a post-storm survey and assessment of the New Jersey shoreline in response to severe beach erosion resulting from the...
View ArticleA Guide to Low-Impact Development in the Barnegat Bay Watershed
The guide provides information about design and construction methods that reduce the environmental impacts of development on the Barnegat Bay watershed. It focuses on the water quantity and quality...
View ArticleIn situ Surveys of Seagrass Habitat in the Northern Segment of the Barnegat...
In 2011 Dr. Mike Kennish lead a Rutgers University research team to investigate the abundance and biomass of Widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) in the northern segment of the Barnegat Bay. This study...
View ArticleNutrient Concentrations in Surface Water and Groundwater, and Nitrate Source...
Five streams in the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor (BB-LEH) watershed in southern New Jersey were sampled by USGS for nutrient concentrations and stable isotope composition under base-flow and...
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