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The New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary has a variety of flora and fauna. Much of the harbor originally consisted of tidal marshes that have been dramatically transformed by the development of port facilities. [ 1] The estuary itself supports a great variety of thriving estuarine aquatic species; contrary to popular stereotypes, New York ...
A 2016 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers map showing New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary's drainage divide and drainage basin Harrisse/LOC copy of the Manatus Map of 1639 An 1866 map of New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary A 2011 NASA image of New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary Population density and elevation above sea level in the New York City metropolitan area as of 2010 An aerial view of ...
The mission of the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve is to improve management of important estuarine resources in the Mullica River-Great Bay watershed through a program combining scientific research, education, and stewardship. JC NERR conducts research on the physical, chemical and biological components of the site ...
Because of the complex nature of the tides in New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary near the mouth of the Hudson River, the hydrology of Arthur Kill is still an open subject. In particular, the net flow of the channel is not well established. It was heavily polluted in the 1960s and 1970s, with few fish species able to live in it.
Barnegat Bay is a small brackish arm of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 42 miles (68 km) long, along the coast of Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States. It is separated from the Atlantic by the long Island Beach State Park (colloquially called a "barrier island"), as well as by the north end of Long Beach Island, popular segments of ...
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The eastern oyster ( Crassostrea virginica )—also called the Atlantic oyster, American oyster, or East Coast oyster —is a species of true oyster native to eastern North and South America. Other names in local or culinary use include the Wellfleet oyster, [3] Virginia oyster, Malpeque oyster, Blue Point oyster, Chesapeake Bay oyster, and ...
On a summer day, the small neighborhood in Little Egg Harbor is usually filled with people on their balconies, riding their boats, and taking walks. But now that tens of thousands of dead fish ...