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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Bioregions
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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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Overview of Research & Monitoring
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NERRS Science Collaborative
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Graduate Research Fellowships
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Research & Monitoring Data
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Contact Research Coordinators
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Reserve Research
Graduate Fellows use reserves as living laboratories to address coastal management needs in the natural and social sciences.
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Final Report Library
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Current Fellows
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Coordinator Directory
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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Education Network
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Estuaries.noaa.gov
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K-12 Education Programs
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Community Education
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Public Outreach
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How You Can Help
Resources
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About Estuaries
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Videos & Games
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Real-time Data & Maps
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Publications
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Reserve Education
The Coastal Training Program provides science-based information and training to support those who make decisions that affect coastal resources.
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Overview
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Audiences
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Coastal Management Issues
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Key Partners
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Training Calendar
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Case Studies
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Publications
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Reserve CTP
Reserve Stewardship programs integrate science, monitoring and communities to protect, manage, and restore coastal habitats.
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Ecological Changes
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Water Quality
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Habitat Alteration
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Restoration
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Mapping
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Land Acquisition
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Habitat Mapping and Change
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Restoration Science
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Land Acquisition
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Publications
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Reserve Stewardship
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.
Northeast
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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
Mid Atlantic
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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
Southeast
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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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The National Estuarine Research Reserves System protects more than 1.3 million coastal and estuarine acres in 28 reserves located in 22 states and Puerto Rico for purposes of long-term research, environmental monitoring, education and stewardship.
Overview
Funding History
Mgmt Plans & Site Profiles
Key Documents & Partners
Strategic Plan
Legislation
Regulations
Designation
Process
Future Designations
Bioregions
Bioregions Map
For more information contact
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