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Barnegat Bay

Barnegat Bay (bär'nugăt) [key], arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.30 mi (50 km) long, E N.J., inside Long Beach Island and Island Beach Peninsula. It is a heavily used recreational asset in an area that has boomed since the 1950s.

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THE BARNEGAT BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM: REVIEW OF THE 1995-1998 PERIOD.(report of the management committee)(Statistical Data Included) (Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Science)

Molecular genetic evidence suggests Long Island as the geographic origin for the present population of bay scallops in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. (Journal of Shellfish Research)

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BARNEGAT INLET, NEW JERSEY: A CASE STUDY OF STABILIZATION IMPACTS. (Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Science)

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Epibenthic community monitoring in New Jersey coastal bays: a priority initiative of estuarine research programs. (Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Science)

History of the bay scallop, Argopecten irradians, fisheries and habitats in Eastern North America, Massachusetts through Northeastern Mexico. (Marine Fisheries Review)

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