We would like to share with you our “Life on the Edge” second quarter report. Included in the report you will find featured stories about what is happening at the JC NERR, including events, grant-funded and collaborative projects, sector highlights (education, research, stewardship, coastal training program) and more! We hope...
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Tracking the Ocean Response to Tropical Storm Elsa
Researchers from Rutgers are analyzing the response of the ocean to the recent passage of Tropical Storm Elsa. The storm was modelled in real time by the Rutgers Weather Research and Forecasting model (RUWRF). The animation shows the surface winds as the storm moved past the Jersey Shore. The ocean...
Congratulations to Emily on receiving award from an AFS John E. Skinner Memorial Award
Congratulations to Emily on receiving award from an AFS John E. Skinner Memorial Award. The Skinner Award is intended to assist with expenses to attend the annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society.
Oyster Farmers Who Feared Going Broke Brace for a ‘Bonkers’ Summer
A year ago, oyster growers who farm New Jersey’s marshy coastal inlets and tidal flats were fighting for survival. Restaurants were shut down by the pandemic, and the oysters they had nurtured for two years were growing past their prime. The pricey seafood that should have been sold in raw...
Rutgers, offshore wind firm to study impact on clams off NJ
ATLANTIC CITY — A company hoping to build a wind power farm off the coast of southern New Jersey is partnering with Rutgers University and the state’s clam industry to study the potential impacts of wind farms on the shellfish. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC said Thursday it is funding...
MEET AN ECOPs MEMBER – NICOLE WAITE
Nicole Waite, Marine and Lab Technician at Rutgers University, Center for Ocean Observing Leadership Nicole has been working as a professional in ocean sciences since 2014 at Rutgers, with a focus split between Antarctic phytoplankton and underwater gliders. “I have been in the ocean science field since undergrad when I...
A Million Years of Data Confirms: Monsoons Are Likely to Get Worse
Global warming is likely to make India’s monsoon season wetter and more dangerous, new research suggests. Scientists have known for years that climate change is disrupting monsoon season. Past research based on computer models has suggested that the global heating caused by greenhouse gases, and the increased moisture in the...
Fish and Whales Keep Greenhouse Gases in the Ocean
A new study from the University of Agder shows that animals are part of the natural carbon cycle process that absorbs greenhouse gas emissions... Angela Helen Martin, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Natural Sciences at University of Agder, recently published a review article on how fishes and other animals...
On the Jersey Shore, Surf’s Up — Way Up
In New Jersey’s beach towns, there are two sets of data that always seem to be rising: property values and sea levels. Neither phenomenon is particularly subtle, and eventually their trajectories will collide. But no one buying property seems to think it will happen today — or maybe ever. “The...
Steven Weber Testimonial
Growing up in New Jersey, the ocean was always relevant to my life. As I grew older I knew I wanted a career on the water. I learned how to sail from a young age, eventually becoming a sailing instructor, and took every opportunity I had to be on or...