Final Report: Brown Tide Assessment Project Years 2000-2004: Developing Indicators of Brown Tide Blooms in NJ Coastal Waters. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3Z037B9
Subject (Geographic - Hierarchical) Country: United States State: New Jersey
Subject (Topical)beach; coastal zone; contamination; environmental impact; environmental monitoring; water; coastal waters; brown tides; ocean; Jersey Shore; brown tide algae; New Jersey Coast; Jersey Shore; Barnegat Bay; Little Egg Harbor
DescriptionThe New Jersey Brown Tide Assessment Project is a five-year research and monitoring program that was initiated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Division of Science, Research and Technology (DSRT) in 2000. The overall goal of the program is to assess the spatial and temporal occurrence of harmful brown tide algal blooms caused by the minute pelagophycean alga Aureococcus anophagefferens in New Jersey's coastal estuaries, with a focus on the Barnegat Bay/Little Egg Harbor estuaries. This report details the findings of the fifth year (2004) of the brown tide assessment program. This includes the identification of potential environmental factors contributing to bloom development, and estimates of the potential risk of blooms to seagrasses and shellfish.
NoteRutgers the State University of New Jersey Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis(CRSSA) New Brunswick, New Jersey NJDEP/DSRT Contract No. SR04-047
NotePurpose: To study the occurrence of brown tide blooms and determine their effects on the New Jersey Coast.