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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
CitizenScience.gov
CitizenScience.gov is an official government website designed to accelerate the use of crowdsourcing and citizen science across the U.S. government. The site provides a portal to three key components: a catalog of federally supported citizen science projects, a...
Florida Closes Apalachicola Bay Until 2025 to Conserve Oysters
Because of a dwindling oyster population, a Florida agency voted unanimously Wednesday to shut down oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay through the end of 2025, dealing a blow to an area that historically produced 90% of the state’s oysters and 10% of the...
Just Beneath the Surface
"Just Beneath the Surface" is a mini-documentary series focusing on the Long Beach Island Region as you've never seen it. It portrays the best of the outdoors and cultural elements of this area through a new lens, telling stories with cutting edge, quality, high...
Garden State Seafood Association
The GSSA site provides information about its members and many useful links to other government and professional sites. GSSA Board Members Roy Diehl Belford Seafood Cooperative. Belford, NJ. Jim Harris F/V Abracadabra. Cape May, NJ. Dan LaVecchia LaMonica Fine Foods,...
A Practical Manual for Remote Setting in Virginia – 2009 funded by the Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program. Oyster set
Reclam the Bay uses this as the guide to its Remote Set Program. For Oyster and living shoreline restoration. It will be helpful for people wishing to understand how to grow spat on a substrate that can be used in an oyster reef or to use oysters as part of a living...
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center, EE1
Rescue, Rehabilitate, Release, Preserve The Marine Mammal Stranding Center is dedicated to responding to marine mammals and sea turtles in distress along all of New Jersey’s waterways and to the rehabilitation of these animals for release back into the wild. In...
New Jersey Organizing Project
New Jersey Organizing Project is a grassroots organization made up of people like you – we stand up for New Jersey’s Shore regions and South Jersey. We connect and train community members to participate in the decision-making processes that affect their daily lives....
NY/NJ Baykeeper, EE
NY/NJ Baykeeper is the citizen guardian of the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary. Since 1989, we’ve worked to protect, preserve and restore the ecological integrity and productivity of the waterways and habitats in the most urban estuary on Earth
Beach Replenishment In Harvy Cedars on Long Beach Island – LBI
Lots of information about the impact of ocean beach replenishment and impact on surfing. Written by Jon Coen, a surfer himself
En-Roads By Climate Interactive- 042421
En-ROADS is a transparent, freely-available policy simulation model that provides policymakers, educators, businesses, the media, and the public with the ability to explore, for themselves, the likely consequences of energy, economic growth, land use, and other...
Climate Change NJ rlbi2, 021222
This is a very valuable starting point. New Jersey is working to address and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Information Center
The Climate and Flood Resilience Program rlbi2, 030522
The Program consists of four organizational areas: Division of Coastal Engineering Division of Dam Safety and Flood Engineering Division of Program Operations Bureau of Climate Resilience Design Engineering Bureau of Climate Resilience Planning
Climate Interactive rlbi2
Gate way to very useful interactive tools. Climate Interactive is an independent, not-for-profit think-tank that grew out of MIT Sloan in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Based on a long tradition of system dynamics modeling, our simulations and insights help people see...
Introduce RCTB to the Forked River Tuna Club
I got this email the other day. Anyone interested please tell me and then we can put you in touch. rickb@reclamthebay.org The FRTC is always looking for a guest speaker. Our General Membership Meeting is the 4th Friday of each month. We look for a 10 - 15...
Climate Change 101 for New Jersey rlbi2, 030522, 021222
The NJ Climate Change Resource centerClimate Change 101An Introduction to Climate Change in NJ. This provides links to 6 well written papers CLIMATE CHANGE IN NEW JERSEY: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION CLIMATE CHANGE IN NEW JERSEY: IMPACTS AND RESPONSES SEA LEVEL RISE IN NEW...
Sea Level Rise In New Jersey rlbi1
Presented in the summer of 2020 - A "must" starting place on the topic that includes the problem, the reason, and what can and is being done - Dr. Robert Kopp, Director of the Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, shares the latest information...
The New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center rlbi2, 31222, EE1
The New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center was established by statute in January 2020 to “create and support the use of impartial and actionable science to advance government, public, private, and nongovernmental sector efforts to adapt to, and mitigate, a changing...
Seafood Watch Recommendations
Seafood Watch recommendations show you which seafood items are "Best Choices" or "Good Alternatives," and which ones you should "Avoid."
Barnegat Bay Species Database – Field guide
Great online "Field Guide." Maintained by The Barnegat Bay Partnership a partnership of federal, state, municipal, academic, business, and private organizations that work together with the communities of the Barnegat Bay watershed to help restore, protect, and enhance...
Bill Goes Scalloping out of Barnegat Light NJ
Seven Minutes - We go "down the shore" then out to sea to understand what goes into harvesting your beautiful dayboat Scallops. Thanks so much Viking Village - Barnegat Light for allowing us to go out with you!
Member Email September 21, 2020
Note: Although we post general mailing here, we recommend that you subscribe to the news letter To sign up fore the news letter simply click on the box to the right -------->>> RCTB Fall activity We have a solution for a RCTB get-together this fall - It...
2020 New Jersey Marine DIGEST – Home Page
Links to various pages and other information
Complete 2020 Marine Issue of the Fish and Wildlife DIGEST
Contents 11 Marine Regulations — Finfish 14 Marine Species Identification 16 Marine Regulations — Mollusks and Crustaceans 17 State Seasons, Minimum Size and Possession Limits Chart 18 Federal Recreational Fishing Regulations 19 Shellfish and Non-Commercial Crab Pot...
Biofouling Control Strategies A Field Guide for Maryland Oyster Growers
This field guide is meant to be carried on board the vessel for quick use in identifying common biofouling organisms in the Chesapeake Bay. For each species, “Description” gives an overview of how the organism looks and functions; “Habitat” indicates areas of the Bay...
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