Life is on the move in the dark, murky waters of Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, along the southern shore of New York Harbor. Small fish, some bait fish or others young-of-year (YOY) born this spring or summer, are swimming fast and foraging for food before the rush of winter starts to arrive.
For the past several years, the all-volunteer Bayshore Watershed Council has been conducting a seining survey of Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay during both the early and late summer season to find out what species swim in the shallow part of the estuary.
The annual “Seine the Bay Day” event takes place at four locations along Rartian Bay and Sandy Hook Bay:
Cliffwood Beach in Aberdeen Township, the fishing beach along Front Street in Union Beach, the beach in Port Monmouth near the mouth of Pews Creek, and the beach near the mouth of Many Mind Creek in Atlantic Highlands.
There is no doubt the more watershed members conduct these public seining events, the better picture people get of the bay. Seining is a method of taking the pulse of a local ecosystem. It's a way to gain an insight into the health of the near shore environment where many people swim and enjoy water.
All fishes, crabs, and other aquatic creatures are identified, cataloged, and returned to the water. In addition to seining, water temperature, salinity, and turbidity information are documented by volunteers at each site.
It's always a fun and interesting time! Join Us!!!
For the past several years, the all-volunteer Bayshore Watershed Council has been conducting a seining survey of Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay during both the early and late summer season to find out what species swim in the shallow part of the estuary.
The annual “Seine the Bay Day” event takes place at four locations along Rartian Bay and Sandy Hook Bay:
Cliffwood Beach in Aberdeen Township, the fishing beach along Front Street in Union Beach, the beach in Port Monmouth near the mouth of Pews Creek, and the beach near the mouth of Many Mind Creek in Atlantic Highlands.
There is no doubt the more watershed members conduct these public seining events, the better picture people get of the bay. Seining is a method of taking the pulse of a local ecosystem. It's a way to gain an insight into the health of the near shore environment where many people swim and enjoy water.
All fishes, crabs, and other aquatic creatures are identified, cataloged, and returned to the water. In addition to seining, water temperature, salinity, and turbidity information are documented by volunteers at each site.
It's always a fun and interesting time! Join Us!!!
Times & Locations
10am - Aberdeen Township/Cliffwood Beach
11:30am - Union Beach/Conaskonck Point
1:00pm: Middletown Township/Port Monmouth - Pews Creek
2:30pm: Atlantic Highlands/Mouth of Many Mind Creek
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Seine Survey Results
| Sunday, September 10, 2017 Results Seine the Bay Day |
| Sunday, June 11, 2017 Results Seine the Bay Day |
| sunday_september_11_2016_seine_survey.pdf |
| saturday_june_4_2016_seine_survey.pdf |
| sunday_sept_12_2015_seine_survey.pdf |
| sunday_june_14_2015_seine_survey.pdf |
| seine_survey_sunday_september_28_2014.pdf |
| seine_survey_saturday_june_7_2014.pdf |
| seine_survey_saturday_september_14_2013.pdf |
| seine_survey_sunday_june_2_2013.pdf |
| seine_survey_sunday_september_16_2012.pdf |
| seine_survey_sunday_june_3_2012.pdf |
| seine_survey_sunday_september_25_2011.pdf |
| saturday_june_11_2011_seine_survey.pdf |
| seine_survey_may_29_2010.pdf |
1971-1975 Seine Survey Results of Raritan Bay
