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."
- JC NERR WINTER 2014/2015 NEWSLETTER
- JC NERR WINTER/SPRING 2014 NEWSLETTER
- ‘Life on the Edge’ Estuary Exhibit Reopens at Tuckerton Seaport - The SandPaper
- 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
FEATURED EVENTS
Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) Open House!
Saturday, September 17, 2016
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Come explore the amazing marine science taking place in your own backyard. Join us on Saturday, September 17th for the annual Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) Open House from 10:00am-3:00pm at the end of Great Bay Blvd. in Little Egg Harbor, NJ. Meet Rutgers and JC NERR scientists and explore the exciting research happening in and around the JC NERR. If you have ever wondered what happens in the mysterious building at the end of the road, this is your chance to find out. Visitors must walk across the ~1/4 mile causeway to the building. No registration is required for this event.
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
This interactive artwork features a wide variety of plants, animals and habitats found among the public lands that comprise the Cousteau Reserve.