{"id":122,"date":"2020-08-28T20:14:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T20:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2025-12-11T10:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:34:47","slug":"coastal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/coastal\/","title":{"rendered":"General Coastal Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1130&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][breadcrumb-shortcode][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Harmful Algal Blooms in Select New Jersey Coastal Lakes 2021-2023 (2025)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10929\/149296\">Full Report<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/coastal-habs-fact-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fact Sheet<\/a> <i class=\"far fa-file-pdf text-danger\" title=\"Adobe Acrobat PDF file\"><\/i> | <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/sr21_007_data.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Developing a Pipeline for Environmental DNA Detection of Cnidarian Communities in New Jersey (2023)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10929\/111384\">Full Report<\/a> <i class=\"far fa-file-pdf text-danger\" title=\"Adobe Acrobat PDF file\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/njdep.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapSeries\/index.html?appid=2b074667d75445978e549414cac3d6cd\"><strong>New Jersey Jellyfish Information Website<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Assessment of clinging jellyfish\u00a0<i>Gonionemus vertens<\/i> populations in New Jersey- 2016-2020 (2022)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/97253\">Full Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Nutrient and Carbon Fluxes to Barnegat Bay from Marginal Saline Wetlands (2021)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/97281\">Full Report<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/93748\">Research Project Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>A Pilot Trap Survey of Artificial Reefs in New Jersey for Monitoring of Black Sea Bass, Tautog, and Lobster (2021)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/97938\">Full Report<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/93753\">Research Project Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>New Jersey&#8217;s Coastal Estuaries Inventory- Years 1-3 (2021)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/95062\">Full Report<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/93741\">Research Project Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Comprehensive Estuarine Fish Inventory Program: Great Bay-Mullica River: Year Three (2021)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/comprehensive-estuarine-fish-inventory-program-great-bay-mullica-river-year-three-report-1.pdf\">Full Report<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/93739\">Research Project Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Diatom Flora of the New Jersey Coastal Wetlands (2019)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/68423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Damage Assessment Report on the Effects of Hurricane Sandy on the State of New Jersey\u2019s Natural Resources (2015)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/68472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Trophic Transfer of Oil Contamination from Menhaden Fish: Will the Gulf Spill Effect NJ? (2013)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/106185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Report<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/68716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Project Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Routine Monitoring of Toxics in New Jersey Fish<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/69848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Year Five<\/a>\u2013 Upper and Lower Delaware River Region and Associated Tributaries (2013)<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/69860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Year Four<\/a>\u2013 Atlantic Coastal Region (2009)<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/23710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Year Three<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u2013 Raritan Region (2008)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/23705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Year Two<\/a>\u2013 Marine\/Estuary Coastal Region (2006)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/69861\">Year One<\/a>\u2013 Passaic River Region (2005)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Use of SAV Biotic Indicators for the Assessment of Eutrophication in Barnegat Bay Little Egg Harbor (2009)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/21517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Report<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/sav-biotic-indicators-eutrophication-little-egg-harbor-rps-2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Project Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Contaminant Transport in Coastal Aquifers (2009)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/23257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Report<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/23258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Project Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Pfiesteria<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/69862\">Background and Contingency Plan<\/a> (2000) | <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/pfiesteria-presentation.pdf\">Presentation<\/a> (2007) | <a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/69840\">Full Report<\/a> (2007)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Brown Tide<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/68760\">Research Project Summary<\/a> (2003) | <a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/68776\">Research Project Summary<\/a> (2006) | <a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/21514\">Full Report<\/a> (2005) | <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/brown-tide-newsletters.pdf\">Newsletters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>The September 2002 Version of the Method 1600 Enterococcus Test:\u00a0<em>Aerococcus viridans<\/em>\u00a0as a False Positive Organism (2004)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/68796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Project Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Hydrographic Study of Barnegat Bay (2004)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/68780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Project Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Perceived Impacts of Fish Consumption Advisories on the Recreational Fishing Boat Industry in New Jersey (2003)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/68788\">Research Project Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Assessment of Total Mercury Concentrations in Fish from Rivers, Lakes, and Reservoirs in New Jersey (2002)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/69863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Report<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/68759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Project Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Harmful Algal Blooms in Coastal Waters of NJ (2000)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/25438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>Microbial Indicators of Human and Non-Human Fecal Contamination of Coastal Waters and Shellfish (1994)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/microbial-indicators-human-nonhuman-fecal-contamination-coastal-waters-shellfish-rps-1994.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>PCBs, Chlordane, and DDTs in Selected Fish and Shellfish from New Jersey Waters: 1988-1991 (1993)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/69909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Report<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/103241\">Research Project Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong>PCBs, Chlordane, and DDTs in Selected Fish and Shellfish from New Jersey Waters: 1986-1987 (1990)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.njstatelib.org\/handle\/10929\/69911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full 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