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RESPONSIBLE OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE – 042421
We are a broad membership-based coalition of fishing industry associations and fishing companies committed to improving the compatibility of new offshore development with their businesses.
NJ Offshore Wind Strategic Plan – July 2020 – 042421, 020522, 021922
NJ Offshore Wind Strategic Plan
The Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) – 042421, 020522, 022622
The Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA), founded in 2019, is a nonprofit organization that seeks to advance regional research and monitoring of fisheries and offshore wind interactions through collaboration and cooperation. ROSA’s objective is to be a trusted...
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Jumpstarts Offshore Wind Energy Projects to Create Jobs – 042421
MARCH 29, 2021 • STATEMENTS AND RELEASES Interior, Energy, Commerce, and Transportation Departments Announce New Leasing, Funding, and Development Goals to Accelerate and Deploy Offshore Wind Energy and Jobs
Gather ‘Round and Talk Some Tempests; One Wind Farm Could Tell a Mighty Tale The Fish Story March 04, 2021 By JAY MANN
Article that provides some perspective on the March '62 Storm, Super Storm Sandy and the Perfect Storm. It identifies the relationship between warmer sea water and more severe storms both earlier and later in the year. Further, it refers to wind energy as a trade off...
The Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory – Rutgers
The Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory is dedicated to research, education, and extension in support of sustainable shellfish and finfish resources and fisheries. Links to other information is available form this site - SRL maintains four facilities in southern New...
Project WET – Water Education Today
Advancing water education to understand global challenges and inspire local solutions. We envision a world in which action-oriented education enables everyone to understand and value water, ensuring a sustainable future. RCTB Comment - wonderful teaching aids.
Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center 042421, 030522
Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to protecting our air, water and open spaces. We investigate problems, craft solutions, educate the public and decision-makers, and help the public make their voices heard in...
The Institute for Energy Research (IER), EE1
The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is a not-for-profit organization that conducts intensive research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets. IER maintains that freely-functioning energy markets provide the...
Watershed Maps and Mapping Resources
Barnegat Bay Partnership organizations offer interesting and useful maps of watershed resources.
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind – Home Page 042421, 020522, 021922
Site provides a great deal of well organized general knowledge and insight into the Atlantic Shores project east of Long Beach Island. Information is provides in categories that include Mariners and then a resources section: FAQ, Wind Energy Virtual Lesson, Wind Facts
Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment To Restore Mordecai Island
The term “Beneficial Use” describes an alternative practice in which dredged sediments are used to support creation or enhancement of coastal habitats like beaches and estuarine wetlands, or in this case, coastal islands. This brief article explains the problem, the...
“Ask a Barnegat Bay Scientist” Summer 2020 Webinars
Found at the Barnegat Bay Partnership website - Very useful series includes: Don’t Harass the Seagrass! Tuckerton Oyster Reef Fisheries in Barnegat Bay: Overview of the Biology, Assessment, and Management The Turtle Truth About Barnegat Bay’s Diamondback...
Know What the Locals Know About Coastal Flooding – High water, rlbi1
This page contains many links and is a valuable starting point for those who want to know how to deal with coastal flooding
US Can Build Largest Wind Industry in the World
Blog post by Lara Skinner entitled The U.S. Can Build the Largest Offshore Wind Industry in the World with a Commitment to Ambitious Climate Action, Racial Justice, and Good Jobs
NJ steelworkers and Wind turbines
Opinion piece about the fit between NJ steelworkers and the crafting of wind turbines for offshore wind farms.
Pinelands Preservation Alliance EE
Pinelands Preservation Alliance, Pinelands Adventures, and Rancocas Creek Farm are dedicated to furthering justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in their staff and their work. We want everyone to enjoy the benefits the Pinelands provides through low-impact nature...
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Barnegat Bay Shellfish
The original goal of this website is to provide information about the various species of shellfish in Barnegat Bay and their environment. However, since everything is connected, the site provides more about other species that share the water in Barnegat, Manahawkin...
Offshore wind farm increased tourism
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island who analyzed AirBnB rental data before and after construction of the Block Island Wind Farm have found that, contrary to some concerns, the turbines have increased tourism on the island.
Beachgoers Indifferent to Wind Farms
A new study of beachgoers’ attitudes about having to look at offshore wind turbines from the sand found that most are indifferent to the installations at distances greater than five miles.
Mid-Atlantic Residents See Ocean Health as Major Economic Issue
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 - Monmouth University - Want More Government Action on Environment, Climate Change Protection WEST LONG BRANCH – Eight in 10 residents of Mid-Atlantic states believe the ocean and beaches are important to their economies, including 95% of those...
Information Center
There is so much to know about living on the coast. Information Centers provide a great deal of information so you can continue to search on you own. This page is presented to enable people to search other links tagged with INFORMATION CENTER.
Coastal Science
There is so much to know about living on the coast. The topic of COASTAL SCIENCE provide a great deal of information so you can continue to search on you own. This page is presented to enable people to search other links tagged with COASTAL SCIENCE
Monmouth University – The Urban Coast Institute,
Monmouth University - The Urban Coast Institute is a leader in the fields of ocean planning and coastal law and policy. We are committed to supporting the implementation of coastal and ocean management actions and policies based on the best available science at the...
Barnegat Bay Studies and Reports — Barnegat Bay Partnership 12922
This is a searchable database of reports or studies related to Barnegat Bay science, research, and restoration projects.
On New Jersey’s barrier islands, a needed focus on saving bayside seashores rlbi2
NJ Spotlight News Article - A healthy oceanfront provides little solace for the bay sides of New Jersey’s barrier islands, where land elevation is lowest and most homes run to the water’s edge, protected from inundation by nothing more than bulkheads whose heights are...
Offshore Wind Bids – Orsted and Atlantic Shores
Overview of the the NJPBU bids - December of 2020. Provides some back ground.
Final ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT (RSM) PROGRAM WRDA 2016 SECTION 1122 BENEFICIAL USE PILOT PROJECT Barnegat Inlet, Ocean County, New Jersey – Beach Replenishment
The purpose of the pilot project is to maintain the Barnegat inlet Federal navigation channel while using the dredged material beneficially through strategic placement in the nearshore zone fronting the Atlantic Ocean beach of the northern portion of Long Beach...
Oyster buyback program revitalizes growers, rebuilds reefs
ANDREW S. LEWIS | DECEMBER 24, 2020 | ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT - NJ Spotlight News Once oysters are purchased from growers along the East Coast, they’re used to ‘reseed’ damaged and dying reefs in New Jersey waters and elsewhere
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