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The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) is one of the 28 national estuarine reserves created to promote the responsible use and management of the nation's estuaries through a program combining scientific research, education, and stewardship.
IN THE NEWS
- Find out more information about the new R/V Resilience!
- Mike Kennish, Research Coordinator at the JCNERR, is the editor and contributing author of a new, international publication on estuaries titled "Encyclopedia of Estuaries." Published by Springer (Dordrecht, The Netherlands), "Encyclopedia of Estuaries" is a 790-page volume consisting of more than 260 articles and shorter topic entries authored by estuarine and marine scientists from institutions around the world. This important publication, which took five years to complete, will have a worldwide impact in the field. Information contained in the book has direct relevance to estuarine systems in New Jersey.
- JC NERR WINTER 2014/2015 NEWSLETTER
- JC NERR WINTER/SPRING 2014 NEWSLETTER
- ‘Life on the Edge’ Estuary Exhibit Reopens at Tuckerton Seaport - The SandPaper
- Life on the Edge Exhibit Opens at Tuckerton Seaport - Asbury Park Press
- NJ Flood Mapper Now LIVE!
- Map Plots Rising Seas Street by Jersey Street
- JC NERR Final Management Plan (Large File ~ 27 mb)
BARNEGAT BAY DOCUMENTS
- Rutgers Barnegat Bay Report
- Peer Review Responses for Assessment of Nutrient Loading and Eutrophication in Barnegat Bay
- Kennish Barneget Bay Testimony
- Kennish Bibliography on Barnegat Bay
- Bay Eutrophication -- Journal Publications
FEATURED EVENTS
LIFE ON THE EDGE
The “Life on the Edge” exhibit, the public gateway to the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, was recently renovated and reopened to the public on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. A ceremony featuring remarks from Congressman Frank LoBiondo was held to commemorate the event. The exhibit is located on the second floor of the Yacht Club Building located at the Tuckerton Seaport in Tuckerton, New Jersey.
INTERACTIVE HABITAT TOUR
![[Interactive Habitat Tour]](images/interactivemap.jpg)
This interactive artwork features a wide variety of plants, animals and habitats found among the public lands that comprise the Cousteau Reserve.