September 18, 2017

BBP Receives $1,000 Donation at SUP the River Event

by S-FX.com

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With perfect weather and enthusiastic paddleboarders of all ages, SUP the River 2017 was a huge success. The Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce hosted its Second Annual SUP the River fundraiser on Saturday, September 16th at the Toms River Country Club. This family-friendly event on the Toms River included a Fun Paddle/Sprint, a 2-mile race (ages 13+), and a 6-mile race.

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A portion of the fundraising proceeds were generously donated to the Barnegat Bay Partnership during the post-race ceremony. Due to the catastrophic damages suffered by coastal Texas after Hurricane Harvey, with the enthusiastic approval of the donor (BHI Insurance, Toms River), the Barnegat Bay Partnership has opted to forward these funds on to its sister National Estuary Programs, the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (Corpus Christi, TX) and Galveston Bay Estuary Program (Houston, TX) to help with the massive recovery efforts in their area. Estuary Programs throughout the United States also generously contributed funds to the Barnegat Bay Partnership post-Hurricane Sandy.

Thank you to the Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce and BHI Insurance for their support of the National Estuary Program! Save the date for next year’s SUP the River event: Saturday, September 15, 2018. Please contact danielle@tomsriverchamber.com for more information.

 

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UNKNOWN

There is limited data available to quantify Wetland and Riparian Buffer Preservation, or updated data to quantify Wetland Acreage. The BBP has obtained funding and will begin assessment efforts for both targets, in the next few years.

 

 Hard Clam abundance has not been updated since 2012. Recovery of the stock will be guided by the Fishery Management Plan for Hard Clams, which is under development with the NJDEP, BBP, and other organizations. Reclam the Bay and other partners have continued to plant clams for restoration purposes. Continued plantings in strategic locations which maximize survival and reproduction is one strategy to pursue in the coming years. This work can use a model developed by Rutgers with BBP funding which identified areas where planted clams could have the greatest dispersal of their larvae and thus potentially maximally contribute to the recovery of the stock.

 Water Withdrawals were over the target in the 2021 report; USGS has not yet completed its latest update, so a definitive determination of status is not available. However, additional NJDEP data show that it is likely that we continue to not meet the target. Per capita water use has gone down, demonstrating the effectiveness of water-saving appliances and practices, but that decrease has been offset by population gains. 


IN PROGRESS

New maps quantifying Submerged Aquatic Vegetation extent were developed, but poor image clarity resulted in a high degree of uncertainty in the total acreage. NJDEP and Rutgers are working to resolve the uncertainty of these maps, and improve the total acreage estimate. Funding has also been obtained for further research and restoration activities. Several groups are developing potential restoration actions.

The USGS has completed the first phase of its study to identify minimum ecological flows in select Barnegat Bay tributaries. USGS scientists compared streamflow statistics between historical and current time periods to better understand trends in watershed flow conditions. This work provides a foundation for developing ecological flow targets in the Barnegat Bay watershed.  Similar to SAV extent, funding (approximately $450K) has been obtained by the BBP to complete the remaining phases necessary for threshold determination.

 

TARGETS ACHIEVED

No targets can be considered “Achieved” at this time.

 

NOT ACHIEVING

Several Public Swimming Beaches exceeded their safe swimming standards more frequently than during their baseline time period (2016-2018).

While most beaches are routinely safe for swimming, several problematic areas such as Beachwood, Hancock, Windward, and several lake beaches need track-down studies and restoration to pinpoint and address sources of bacteria.

Acres of Approved Shellfish Waters decreased from the last report. While this decrease was small, it represents a loss of previously approved waters. Similar to public beaches, track-down studies and restoration work are needed to pinpoint and address sources of bacteria.

 

BBP Receives $1,000 Donation at SUP the River Event

With perfect weather and enthusiastic paddleboarders of all ages, SUP the River 2017 was a huge success. The Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce hosted its Second Annual SUP the River fundraiser on Saturday, September 16th at the Toms River Country Club. This family-friendly event on the Toms River included a Fun Paddle/Sprint, a 2-mile race (ages 13+), and a 6-mile race.

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A portion of the fundraising proceeds were generously donated to the Barnegat Bay Partnership during the post-race ceremony. Due to the catastrophic damages suffered by coastal Texas after Hurricane Harvey, with the enthusiastic approval of the donor (BHI Insurance, Toms River), the Barnegat Bay Partnership has opted to forward these funds on to its sister National Estuary Programs, the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (Corpus Christi, TX) and Galveston Bay Estuary Program (Houston, TX) to help with the massive recovery efforts in their area. Estuary Programs throughout the United States also generously contributed funds to the Barnegat Bay Partnership post-Hurricane Sandy.

Thank you to the Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce and BHI Insurance for their support of the National Estuary Program! Save the date for next year’s SUP the River event: Saturday, September 15, 2018. Please contact danielle@tomsriverchamber.com for more information.

 

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