The National Estuarine Research Reserve System is a partnership of NOAA and coastal states to study and protect vital coastal and estuarine resources.
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Reserve research and monitoring programs provide a robust foundation for effective national, regional, and local coastal zone management.
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Graduate Fellows use reserves as living laboratories to address coastal management needs in the natural and social sciences.
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Reserves provide educational & outreach activities that advance estuary literacy and engage educators, students and the general public to practice coastal stewardship.
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The Coastal Training Program provides science-based information and training to support those who make decisions that affect coastal resources.
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Reserve Stewardship programs integrate science, monitoring and communities to protect, manage, and restore coastal habitats.
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News and listings of events, activities and achievements from throughout the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.
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The National Estuarine Research Reserve System protects more than 1.3 million acres in 28 reserves in 22 states and Puerto Rico.
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Wells, ME
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Great Bay, NH
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Waquoit Bay, MA
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Narragansett Bay, RI
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Hudson River, NY
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Jacques Cousteau, NJ
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Delaware
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Chesapeake Bay, MD
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Chesapeake Bay, VA
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North Carolina
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North Inlet-Winyah, SC
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ACE Basin, SC
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Sapelo Island, GA
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GTM, FL
Great Lakes
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Old Woman Creek, OH
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Lake Superior, WI
Caribbean
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Jobos Bay, PR
Gulf of Mexico
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Rookery Bay, FL
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Apalachicola, FL
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Weeks Bay, AL
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Grand Bay, MS
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Mission-Aransas, TX
West Coast
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Kachemak Bay, AK
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Padilla Bay, WA
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South Slough, OR
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San Francisco, CA
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Elkhorn Slough, CA
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Tijuana River, CA
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Research
Monitoring & Research
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Planning and Protocol Documents
Planning Documents
NERRS System-wide Monitoring Program Plan 2011
NERRS Research and Monitoring Plan (2006 - 2011)
National Estuarine Research Reserve System 10th Anniversary Report on the System-wide Monitoring Program (SWMP) Data Applications: 1995-2005
The National Estuarine Research Reserve's System-wide Monitoring Program (SWMP): A Scientific Framework and Plan for Detection of Short-term Variability and Long-term Change in Estuaries and Coastal Habitats of the United States (2002; Revised August 2007)
NOAA Sentinel Site Program Planning Document 2011
Protocols
Habitat and Land Cover Classification Scheme for the National Estuarine Research Reserve System
NERRS Habitat and Land Cover Classification Scheme
Recommended Guidelines for Adoption and Implementation of the NERRS Comprehensive Habitat and Land Use Classification System
Mapping Land Use and Habitat Change in the NERRS: Revised Standard Operating Procedures
Accurate Elevations in Coastal National Parks
Last Updated on:
Monday, March 12, 2012
Reserve Research
ACE Basin, SC
Apalachicola, FL
Chesapeake Bay, MD
Chesapeake Bay, VA
Delaware
Elkhorn Slough, CA
Grand Bay, MS
Great Bay, NH
Guana Tolomato Matanzas, FL
Hudson River, NY
Jacques Cousteau, NJ
Jobos Bay, PR
Kachemak Bay, AK
Mission-Aransas, TX
Narragansett Bay, RI
North Carolina
North Inlet-Winyah, SC
Old Woman Creek, OH
Rookery Bay, FL
San Francisco, CA
Sapelo Island, GA
South Slough, OR
Tijuana River, CA
Waquoit Bay, MA
Weeks Bay, AL
Wells, ME
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For more information contact
Marie.Bundy@noaa.gov
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