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The Barnegat Bay PartnershipThe Barnegat Bay Partnership2011 State of the Bay Report2011 State of the Bay Report
Jim VasslidesJim VasslidesProgram ScientistProgram Scientist
NJ Water Monitoring Coordinating CouncilMay 25, 2011
• Dr. Ronald Baker - U.S. Geological Survey• Tom Belton - NJDEP Office of Science• Martha Maxwell-Doyle - BBP• Rob Karl - Brick Township MUA• Dr. Michael Kennish - Rutgers University• Bob Schuster - NJDEP BMWM• Jim Vasslides - BBP
2011 State of the Bay 2011 State of the Bay ReportReport
SOTB Working Group
*Scott Bruinooge – OCC and Mary Judge - BBP
• Working Group formed - April 2010 • Used 2003 Monitoring Plan/2005 SOTB• QAPP
• Data review, author solicitation, and initial draft - April to September 2010
2011 State of the Bay 2011 State of the Bay ReportReport
SOTB Process
•NJDEP (7)•USGS•USFWS•BTMUA
•Rutgers (3)•Ocean County (2)•Stockton College•NJ Pinelands Commission
• Trust for Public Land
• 1st Draft reviewed by WG and comments sent to authors - October 2010
• 2nd draft reviewed by STAC - December 2010 • WG met to review STAC comments,
distributed to authors - January 2011 • WG reviewed author revisions (3rd draft),
finalized text - February 2011• Layout review and production - March - May
2011
2011 State of the Bay 2011 State of the Bay ReportReport
SOTB Process
2011 State of the Bay 2011 State of the Bay ReportReport
Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment
2011 State of the Bay 2011 State of the Bay ReportReport
Freshwater AssessmentHuman Use Impairments
2011 State of the Bay 2011 State of the Bay ReportReport
Water Supply
2011 State of the Bay 2011 State of the Bay ReportReport
Habitat and Living Resources
2011 State of the Bay 2011 State of the Bay ReportReport
Habitat and Living Resources
Poor conditions across all categoriesWater Quality – 50% below average / 50% ? trends Water Supply – 66% below average / 33% ? trendsHabitat – 66% below average / 66% declining trends
Additional monitoring is clearly neededIndicators: justify, guide, and assess actions
Broad and comprehensive efforts are needed to protect and improve the bay!
2011 State of the Bay Report2011 State of the Bay Report
2011 State of the Bay 2011 State of the Bay ReportReport
Where Can I View A Copy?
http://bbp.ocean.edu
Ocean County Library system
Barnegat Bay Partnership office
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