Every five years, the Barnegat Bay Partnership publishes its State of the Bay Report – a comprehensive look at the health of the Barnegat Bay estuary and its watershed. The BBP, one of 28 National Estuary Programs in the country, encourages residents to explore the document to learn more about the latest science, observations and trends shaping this area.

As BBP Associate Director of Outreach Nina Sassano explained further, the report “brings together years of environmental monitoring, research…