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The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) is one of the 27 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.
LIFE ON THE EDGE
Life on the Edge is a virtual walk through our estuarine system: from the headwaters of the Mullica River, through the Pinelands, into the marsh ecosystem in Great Bay and then finally out into the open ocean.
IN THE NEWS
- Students Participate in World Water Monitoring Day
- Federal grant to allow study of Barnegat Bay pollution
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