EnviroGuy: Decline of Barnegat Bay seagrass beds appears to worsen


Photo credit: Kirk Moore
Chris Huch, a Rutgers University research technician, with eelgrassfrom Little Egg Harbor at Barnegat Bay's southern end in July

Most of New Jersey’s life-sustaining seagrass beds are in the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary, and their long-standing decline appears to be worsening, according to a study summary.
The decline is linked to eutrophication, says the summary on the state Department of Environmental Protection website.
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 9/4/2010 10:00 AM
Categories: Sea Life
Tags: seagrass beds DEP barnegat bay-little egg harbor estuary rutgers eutrophication
 

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