National Estuarine Research Reserve System

The National Estuarine Research Reserve System is a partnership of NOAA and coastal states to study and protect vital coastal and estuarine resources.

Overview Funding History Management Plans & Site Profiles Key Documents & Partners Strategic Plan Legislation		Regulations Designation + Process + Future Designations + Bioregions + Bioregions Map

Reserve research and monitoring programs provide a robust foundation for effective national, regional, and local coastal zone management.

System-Wide + Overview of Research & Monitoring + System-wide Monitoring Program + NERRS Science Collaborative Opportunities + Graduate Research Fellowships		Resources + Research & Monitoring Data + Research Monitoring Products + Research Partners + Contact Research Coordinators Reserve-based + Reserve Research

Graduate Fellows use reserves as living laboratories to address coastal management needs in the natural and social sciences.

System-Wide + Program Background + FAQs Opportunities + 2012 Openings + Program Application + Announcements		Resources + Final Report Library + Current Fellows Reserve-based + Current Fellows + Coordinator Directory

Reserves provide educational & outreach activities that advance estuary literacy and engage educators, students and the general public to practice coastal stewardship.

System-Wide + Education Network + Estuaries.gov Opportunities + K-12 Education Programs + Community Education + Public Outreach + How You Can Help		Resources + About Estuaries + Videos & Games + Real-time Data & Maps + Publications + Education Calendar Reserve-based + Reserve Education

The Coastal Training Program provides science-based information and training to support those who make decisions that affect coastal resources.

System-Wide + Overview + Audiences + Coastal Management Issues Opportunities + Key Partners + Training Calendar		Resources + Case Studies + Training Profiles + Publications Reserve-based + Reserve CTP

Reserve Stewardship programs integrate science, monitoring and communities to protect, manage, and restore coastal habitats.

System-Wide + Ecological Changes + Water Quality + Habitat Alteration Opportunities + Restoration + Mapping + Land Acquisition		Resources + Habitat Mapping and Change + Restoration Science + Land Acquisition + Publications Reserve-based + Reserve Stewardship

News and listings of events, activities and achievements from throughout the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.

NERRS News Education Calendar & Events CTP Calendar & Events

The National Estuarine Research Reserve System protects more than 1.3 million acres in 28 reserves in 22 states and Puerto Rico.

Northeast + Wells, ME + Great Bay, NH + Waquoit Bay, MA + Narragansett Bay, RI + Hudson River, NY Mid Atlantic + Jacques Cousteau, NJ + Delaware + Chesapeake Bay, MD + Chesapeake Bay, VA Southeast + North Carolina + North Inlet-Winyah, SC + ACE Basin, SC + Sapelo Island, GA + GTM, FL		Great Lakes + Old Woman Creek, OH + Lake Superior, WI Caribbean + Jobos Bay, PR Gulf of Mexico + Rookery Bay, FL + Apalachicola, FL + Weeks Bay, AL + Grand Bay, MS + Mission-Aransas, TX West Coast + Kachemak Bay, AK + Padilla Bay, WA + South Slough, OR + San Francisco, CA + Elkhorn Slough, CA + Tijuana River, CA

Monitoring Data

ACE Basin, SC

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
06:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
13.4 C | 56.12 F
Air Temperature:
16.2 C | 61.16 F
Salinity: 32 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
94.7%
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Monitoring Data

Apalachicola, FL

Tue, Feb 14, 2012
01:45 PM line

Water Temperature:
11.3 C | 52.34 F
Air Temperature:
16.9 C | 62.42 F
Salinity: 11.2 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
0.1%
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Monitoring Data

Chesapeake Bay, MD

Sat, Jan 21, 2012
09:45 PM line

Water Temperature:
0 C | 32 F
Air Temperature:
8.7 C | 47.66 F
Salinity: 0 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
0%
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Monitoring Data

Chesapeake Bay, VA

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
07:00 AM line

Water Temperature:
7.7 C | 45.86 F
Air Temperature:
8.7 C | 47.66 F
Salinity: 0.1 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
94.3%
line

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Monitoring Data

Delaware

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
07:30 AM line

Water Temperature:
7.3 C | 45.14 F
Air Temperature:
8.8 C | 47.84 F
Salinity: 4.5 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
90.3%
line

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Monitoring Data

Elkhorn Slough, CA

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
04:15 AM line

Water Temperature:
13.5 C | 56.3 F
Air Temperature:
9.6 C | 49.28 F
Salinity: 32.7 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
100.3%
line

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Monitoring Data

Great Bay Reserve

Tue, Nov 29, 2011
10:30 AM line

Water Temperature:
7.7 C | 45.86 F
Air Temperature:
2.3 C | 36.14 F
Salinity: 15.4 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
93%
line

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Monitoring Data

Grand Bay, MS

Fri, Jan 20, 2012
12:30 PM line

Water Temperature:
16.8 C | 62.24 F
Air Temperature:
18 C | 64.4 F
Salinity: 25.9 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
100.2%
line

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Monitoring Data

GTM, FL

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
06:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
17.9 C | 64.22 F
Air Temperature:
20.8 C | 69.44 F
Salinity: 24.7 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
77.8%
line

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Monitoring Data

Hudson River, NY

Tue, Dec 20, 2011
02:00 PM line

Water Temperature:
3.3 C | 37.94 F
Air Temperature:
3.4 C | 38.12 F
Salinity: 0.1 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
101.4%
line

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Monitoring Data

Jacques Cousteau, NJ

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
06:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
6.3 C | 43.34 F
Air Temperature:
8.8 C | 47.84 F
Salinity: 13.4 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
98.9%
line

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Monitoring Data

Jobos Bay, PR

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
07:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
25.7 C | 78.26 F
Air Temperature:
24.7 C | 76.46 F
Salinity: 36.4 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
82.6%
line

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Monitoring Data

Kachemak Bay, AK

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
03:15 AM line

Water Temperature:
1.6 C | 34.88 F
Air Temperature:
-3 C | 26.6 F
Salinity: 31.5 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
95.3%
line

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Monitoring Data

Mission-Aransas, TX

Sat, Feb 18, 2012
11:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
16.7 C | 62.06 F
Air Temperature:
19.6 C | 67.28 F
Salinity: 31.4 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
113.1%
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Monitoring Data

Narragansett Bay, RI

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
06:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
5.9 C | 42.62 F
Air Temperature:
1.6 C | 34.88 F
Salinity: 31.1 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
103.3%
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Monitoring Data

North Inlet-Winyah, SC

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
06:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
14.8 C | 58.64 F
Air Temperature:
16.5 C | 61.7 F
Salinity: 34.4 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
78.3%
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Monitoring Data

North Carolina

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
06:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
13.8 C | 56.84 F
Air Temperature:
15.3 C | 59.54 F
Salinity: 33 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
8%
line

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Monitoring Data

Old Woman Creek, OH

Fri, Dec 09, 2011
10:30 AM line

Water Temperature:
4.1 C | 39.38 F
Air Temperature:
0.5 C | 32.9 F
Salinity: 0.2 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
95.6%
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Monitoring Data

Padilla Bay, WA

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
03:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
7.3 C | 45.14 F
Air Temperature:
5.9 C | 42.62 F
Salinity: 28.4 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
90.8%
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Monitoring Data

Rookery Bay, FL

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
06:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
22.7 C | 72.86 F
Air Temperature:
16.1 C | 60.98 F
Salinity: 35.6 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
72.3%
line

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Monitoring Data

Sapelo Island, GA

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
06:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
15.1 C | 59.18 F
Air Temperature:
17 C | 62.6 F
Salinity: 30.9 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
91.9%
line

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Monitoring Data

San Francisco, CA

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
03:15 AM line

Water Temperature:
12.4 C | 54.32 F
Air Temperature:
9.9 C | 49.82 F
Salinity: 21.2 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
92.8%
line

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Monitoring Data

South Slough, OR

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
04:15 AM line

Water Temperature:
9.4 C | 48.92 F
Air Temperature:
3.5 C | 38.3 F
Salinity: 26.6 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
99.8%
line

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Monitoring Data

Tijuana River, CA

Tue, Jan 10, 2012
03:00 PM line

Water Temperature:
14.4 C | 57.92 F
Air Temperature:
8.3 C | 46.94 F
Salinity: 32.7 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
111.1%
line

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Monitoring Data

Wells Reserve

Tue, Jan 03, 2012
11:30 AM line

Water Temperature:
0.1 C | 32.18 F
Air Temperature:
3.5 C | 38.3 F
Salinity: 0 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
98.5%
line

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Monitoring Data

Weeks Bay, AL

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
05:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
17.8 C | 64.04 F
Air Temperature:
18.8 C | 65.84 F
Salinity: 5.8 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
79.9%
line

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Monitoring Data

Waquoit Bay Reserve

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
06:45 AM line

Water Temperature:
4.8 C | 40.64 F
Air Temperature:
7.2 C | 44.96 F
Salinity: 29.3 ppt
Dissolved Oxygen:
96.5%
line

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GUIDE TO THE RESERVE SYSTEM

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	The Reserve System uses its living laboratories to find solutions to crucial issues facing America's coasts: - Climate Change and Resilience - Habitat Protection - Water Quality

	The NERRS Science Collaborative brings science and communities together to solve coastal problems.

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