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Discards and Fishery Dynamics Data to Inform Raritan Bay Recreational Summer Flounder Fishery Management Policy

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, RU on the Raritan

Summer flounder (Paralichtys dentatus) is a key species for New Jersey’s fisheries, including being the most commonly captured species by recreational anglers and the most valuable finfish species for the commercial fishing industry (NMFS, 2017). Increasingly strict fisheries management measures have been implemented in recent years partially due to the results from the most recent […]

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fisheries, founder, minigrant, Zemeckis

Temporal Heavy Metal Distribution and Bioaccumulation in the Lower Raritan River

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_KnownContamSites

With the surge of urbanization and industrialization, the Raritan River, and particularly its 15-mile long lower portion, has experienced profound contamination over the last 100 years. More than 15 EPA designated Superfund Sites are present in the Raritan watershed, and exceptionally high concentrations of toxic heavy metals such as cadmium, copper, lead, and mercury have […]

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Bu, Lower Raritan, metals, Roccanova, RV Rutgers, Schaefer, Sontag, zooplankton

Shore protection strategies for estuarine beaches: a case study of Cliffwood Beach, NJ

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, Public Access, R&D Posts, R3C News, Resilience, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_Resilience, SOTR_RestorationProjects

The shoreline of Raritan Bay is developed with homes and recreation sites that are vulnerable to erosion and flooding exacerbated by increased rates of sea level rise. The US Army Corps of Engineers has implemented coastal storm-risk management projects or feasibility studies for several communities on Raritan Bay, but not all locations are included. Municipalities […]

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Cliffwood, Miller, minigrant, Nordstrom, Raritan Bay, resilience

Study of ecoenzymes and bioavailability of methylmercury in the Lower Raritan

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, Remediation, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_KnownContamSites

The Reinfelder lab and high school students from Malcolm X Shabazz High School (MXSHS) in Newark, NJ were awarded a Rutgers Raritan River Consortium Mini-grant to conduct field studies of ecoenzymes along the Raritan River Bay. Uptake experiments of the neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg) into a freshwater phytoplankton using natural river water were conducted to evaluate […]

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methylmercury, minigrant, Reinfelder, RV Rutges, Saba, Schaefer, SEBS, Sontag

Creating a rich digital environment to support resilience on the Lower Raritan

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, Resilience, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_Resilience

The Raritan River region is the home of many businesses, residential communities, critical facilities, and wildlife species. Flooding is a persistent problem in the Raritan River region when excessive rain from storms affect the river basin. During hurricane events, flooding can be even more severe due to combined storm surge and heavy rainfall effects. For […]

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Gong, IRIS, Lidar, minigrant, resilience, RV Rutgers, Whytlaw

R3C Mini-grant Supports Rutgers Undergraduate Internship on Fish Passage Analysis

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_Dams, SOTR_StreamIntegrity, SOTR_ThreatenedEndangeredSpecies, Stewardship

Rutgers Raritan River Consortium (R3C) minigrant funds allowed the expansion of fish passage analysis on the Raritan by hiring Kiera Malone, a Rutgers undergraduate, as a student intern to research the movement patterns of a wide range of fish species that inhabit the Raritan River. In the process of working on this internship, Kiera gained […]

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anadromous fish, fish tagging, NJAmerican Water, NJDEP, NJSWA, R Studio

Assessing Forest Status in the Lower Raritan Watershed

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_CanopyCover, Stewardship, Water Quality

Forest fragmentation is a process by which large forest areas are broken into smaller forest areas. Fragmentation is often a result of human development such as the creation of housing or roads. When fragmentation occurs, forest patches decrease in size. In addition, the amount of forest core decreases and the relative amount of forest edge […]

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Student engagement on microplastics in the Raritan River

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, Water Quality

Students from Dr. Jill Lipoti and Mary Nucci’s environmental studies practicum formed a team to investigate microplastics in the Raritan. They studied the technique used by the NY/NJ Baykeeper to gather samples to count microplastics utilizing a Manta sampling net.  Noting that the cost of the Manta net could be prohibitive, they invented a simplified […]

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Anaerobic Biodegradability of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Raritan River Sediments

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, Water Quality

Professor Max Häggblom and his team of researcher received a R3C mini-grant to investigate the biodegradability of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in Raritan River Sediments.  The team was comprised of Dr. Häggblom (Dept. Biochemistry and Microbiology, SEBS), Professor Lee Kerkhof (Dept. Marine & Coastal Sciences, SEBS), Professor Donna Fennel (Dept. Environmental Sciences, SEBS), Dr. […]

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Undergraduate Profiles Water Column for NJDEP Project

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, Resources, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_StreamIntegrity, Water Quality

This summer, Rutgers undergraduate student Laura Wiltsee, advised by Dr. Josh Kohut, worked with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to produce a profile of the water column at different sites along the Raritan River, as marked on the map (click to view full map). The profiles of the temperature and salinity shown on […]

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News

  • R3C Webinars on Recent Raritan Research

  • 2020 and 2021 Raritan River Conferences Canceled

  • Rutgers Raritan River Initiative to partner with NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program on Coastal Watershed Grant

  • Influence of biogeochemistry on the availability of toxic metals in iron-replete New Jersey sediment

  • New video on removal of Weston Mill Dam highlights preservation of historic artifacts

  • A Watershed-Based Approach to Flood Hazard Mitigation in the Raritan Region

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  • Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting
    Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting
    Starts: 7:30 pm
    Ends: May 23, 2022 - 9:30 pm

    Location: 290 River Road, Princeton, NJ


    Description:

    Authority Board Meeting Schedule

    ­A RESOLUTION SETTING REGULAR MEETING DATES FOR THE STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT

    Resolution No. 2015-78

    BE IT RESOLVED by the Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority:

    That the regular meeting day of the Authority be held on the fourth Monday of each month, except in November, when it will be held on the second Monday, and June and December when the meeting will be held on the third Monday of the month.

    http://www.sbrsa.com/

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  • Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority
    Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority
    Starts: 7:30 pm
    Ends: May 23, 2022 - 9:30 pm

    Location: 50 Polhemus Ln, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA


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    Meetings of the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority are held the fourth Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the Authority conference room located in the Administrative Office. Open session meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and there is an opportunity for public participation. Anyone from the public wishing to be heard should arrive promptly for the start of a meeting as the public participation portion is early on the agenda.

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