2015 Barnegat Bay Science Symposium
Using Science to Guide Management, Build Awareness & Improve Stewardship
Ocean County College, Grunin Arts Center
May 27, 2015 (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
8:00 a.m.
Registration and Coffee
9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction – The Honorable Thomas MacArthur,
Congressman NJ-3rd District
Morning Session: Human Responses to a Changing Environment
9:10 a.m. Mr. Rich Batiuk – US Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay
Program Office
Adapting to Climate Change: Roles of Science and Monitoring in
Determining the “How To”
9:50 a.m.
Dr. Neil Ganju – US Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center
How Stable Are Our Natural Features? Future Trajectories of Barrier
Islands, Wetlands, and Seagrass Meadows
10:30 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m. Ms. Heather Jensen and Mr. J. B. Smith – US Army Corps of Engineers
Jersey’s Back Bays in the North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study;
Systems Approach to Geomorphic Engineering (SAGE) Barnegat Bay
Regional Demonstration Project
11:15 a.m. Panel Discussion: How Can Science Inform Policy and Management
Decisions for a Changing Bay?
Mr. Jim Oris, PE – T&M Associates
Mr. Joe Maggio – Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority
Mr. David J. McKeon, PP, AICP – Ocean County Planning Department
The Honorable Thomas Kelaher – Mayor, Toms River Township
Mr. Nick Angarone – NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Ms. Stacy Perrine, PP, AICP – Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning
and Public Policy, Rutgers University
Noon
Lunch Break – lunch not provided
Afternoon Session 1: Environmental Indicators in Barnegat Bay
1:00 p.m. Dr. Ronald Baker – USGS
Concentrations, Load, and Yields of Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus in
the Barnegat Bay Watershed 1989-2011
1:20 p.m.
Drs. Benjamin Fertig and Michael Kennish – Rutgers University
Eutrophication Assessment of the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary
Using a Multimetric Index
1:40 p.m.
Mr. Tom Belton – Office of Science, NJ Department of Environmental
Protection
Environmental and Ecological Research in Barnegat Bay
1:45 p.m.
Dr. Gary Taghon – Rutgers University
Benthic Community Structure as an Indicator of Habitat Quality
2:05 p.m.
Dr. Marina Potapova – Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel
Diatoms as Environmental Indicators in Barnegat Bay
2:25 p.m.
Break
Afternoon Session 2: The Response of Critical Habitats to Disturbances
2:35 p.m. Dr. David Velinsky – Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel
Tidal Marshes of Barnegat Bay: Nutrient History and Ecosystem Services
2:55 p.m.
Ms. Martha Maxwell-Doyle – Barnegat Bay Partnership
MACWA: Understanding the Effects of Multiple Stressors on Salt Marshes
from a Regional Perspective
3:15 p.m.
Dr. Paul Bologna – Montclair State University
Seagrass Restoration in Barnegat Bay – Is It Working?
3:35 p.m.
Dr. Peter Straub – Richard Stockton University
Modeling Seagrass Restoration Potential in Barnegat Bay
3:55 p.m.
Dr. Stan Hales – Barnegat Bay Partnership
Concluding Thoughts