Marine ecologist Daphne Munroe, associate professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, has a deep respect for New Jersey’s Delaware Bay and its unique ecosystem that supports an abundance of life. Munroe, a shellfish researcher working out of the Haskin...
Meet the Early Career Ocean Scientists Working to Improve Hurricane Forecasts
The Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program (GOMO) received funding through the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act to support a focused ocean-atmosphere observing experiment during the 2023 hurricane season. This research experiment, called the Coordinated Hurricane Atmosphere-Ocean Sampling (CHAOS) is an integrated field campaign led by GOMO’s new Extreme Events...
The Oceanography Graduate Student Association won Graduate Student Organization of the Year
The Oceanography Graduate Student Association (OGSA) was given university-wide recognition as the Graduate Student Organization of the year for a record-breaking two years in a row. Since its inception in 2003, OGSA has worked to supplement the graduate student experience with peer comradery, networking, and community engagement. The nomination for...
DEP Marks Climate Week in New Jersey by Unveiling Climate Change Learning Stations In Four State Parks
Marking Climate Week in New Jersey, Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette unveiled the first of five Climate Change Learning Stations in New Jersey’s state parks at Cheesequake State Park in Middlesex County. Climate Week runs from Sept. 17 through Sept. 24 and provides an opportunity for the public to...
RUMFS Open House 2023
The Annual Rutgers Marine Field Station Open House was hosted this past Saturday, September 16, 2023. More than 340 participants took part in a fantastic day learning about the Rutgers’ marine research and monitoring and experiencing firsthand, the beauty of the Field Station. Participants came from all over the country...
Climate Change and Estuaries book
The seminal international publication coincides with National Estuaries Week. National Estuaries Week, which will be observed this year from Sept. 16-23, is an annual celebration of the environmental significance of estuaries. Established in 1988 as National Estuaries Day, it was expanded to a weeklong observation to increase public awareness of...
Explore Marine Science ‘In Your Backyard’ at Sept. 16 Open House
Celebrate the work of the Rutgers University Marine Field Station and the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve – and “explore the amazing marine science taking place in your backyard,” the university encourages – at an open house event on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The...
On the Edge
Just a few short years ago it seemed that the wild oysters of Martha’s Vineyard had survived the apocalypse and were on their way to recovery. The trouble started sometime in the 1990s, unnoticed at first, when the pathogen that causes oyster dermo disease made its way to the Island’s...
No swimming at some NY beaches due to hurricane rip tides, high surf. Will they open by Labor Day?
Gov. Kathy Hochul suspended swimming at three Long Island state beaches as rough surf and rip tides and flooding as the effects of faraway storms continue to hit the region. New York City officials also issued a coastal flood advisory and warned that life-threatening rip currents could be present through...