Browsing Special Reports [SBU SOMAS] by Title
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Abundance and seasonality of key forage species in Long Island Sound
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1992)from the preface, "This special report is Task 1 of a report submitted to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency for the Long Island Sound Study entitled "Characterization and Assessment of Potential Impacts of Hypoxia ... -
The age, growth, and maturation of the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias L., of the northwest Atlantic
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1983-02)from the abstract, "The spiny dogfish is the largest under-utilized resource of the northeastern fisheries of the U.S., yet little critical data is available on its biological parameters. This study describes the age-length ... -
An analysis of shellfish sanitation data
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1979-08)from the abstract, "This report summarizes the results of a study of the shellfish sanitation data of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, carried out under funding from the New York Sea Grant ... -
An annotated bibliography of the natural resources of the Peconic Estuary and adjacent locations on Eastern Long Island, NY : a literature survey submitted to the Peconic Estuary Program (PEP)
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 2000)from the introduction, ". . .This bibliography contains 1317 references of printed or electronic information relevant to the Peconic Estuary and eastern Long Island. It lists published books, maps, reports, and journal ... -
An Assessment of impacts associated with implementation of the Suffolk County plastics law, Local Law 10-1988
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1993)from the executive summary, ". . .This study assesses the degree to which the stated purpose of the law would be fulfilled should the law be implemented, and investigates and quantifies some of the possible subsequent ... -
An assessment of recycling on Long Island
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1996)Seven reports covering Municipal Recycling Programs on Long Island in the 1990s. -
An Assessment of shellfish resources in the deep water areas of the Peconic Estuary
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1997)from the introduction, ". . .In the present study, a survey of the shellfish resources in the deep waters of the Peconic Estuary was undertaken in the fall of 1995 as part of the natural resources assessment for the Peconic ... -
An assessment of the effects of bathymetric changes associated with sand and gravel mining on tidal circulation in the lower bay of New York harbor
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the abstract, "Present sand and gravel mining operations within the Lower Bay of New York Harbor are restricted to the east bank of Ambrose Channel and to the vicinity of Chapel Hill North Channel because of the ... -
An assessment of the entrapment zone and other estuarine surrogates for managing freshwater inflow to the San Francisco Bay Estuary : report of a workshop held at the Bay Conference Center, Tiburon, California, 27-29 August 1991.
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the introduction, ". . .This report summarizes the principal conclusions and recommendations of a workshop held at the Bay Conference Center in Tiburon, California on 27-29 August 1991. The goals set for the workshop ... -
An assessment of the thermal effects on striped bass larvae entrained in the heated discharge of the Indian Point generating facilities units 2 & 3
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1979-07)from the abstract, "In this report we have modelled the excess temperature and velocity fields associated with the heated discharge from a large generating station sited on a tidal estuary and used the model, together ... -
Assessments of the fish community of the lower Hudson-Raritan Estuary complex
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1987)from the abstract, ". . .The data from the fishery analysis was used to develop criteria for identification within the Lower Bay Complex of areas which were of relatively low diversity and low use by the fish community. ... -
Baseline sedimentary and faunal characteristics of potential shell planting and references sites in Great South Bay
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 2000)from the introduction, ". . .The purpose of this study was to establish baseline sedimentary and faunal community characteristics at several sites in Great South Bay in anticipation of a possible shell planting, habitat ... -
Behavior of blocks of consolidated spray dryer flue gas desulfurization wastes in the sea
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1984-07)from the title page and abstract, "Final report to: A/S Niro Atomizer, 305 Gladsaxevej, DK-2860 Soeborg, Denmark. . .Combustion of coal at electric power stations produces large quantities of fly ash and flue gas desulfurization ... -
The benthic fauna at four potential containment/wetlands stabilization areas in the New York Harbor region
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1986)from the introduction, ". . .In this report, comparative information is presented since managers ultimately needed to decide on which, if any, of these areas were suitable for the containment of dredged material. However, ... -
The benthic fauna of Newark Bay
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1986)from the introduction, ". . .In the present study, a benthic survey was conducted in Newark Bay as part of an environmental assessment of a proposed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation project. Sampling was carried out ... -
Biological effects of sand and gravel mining in the Lower Bay of New York Harbor : an assessment from the literature
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1980-01)from the scope, "This overview is designed to provide, an assessment of potential biological effects of sand and gravel mining in the Lower Bay Complex of New York Harbor. This assessment is made from the currently available ... -
Building the Turbidity Maximum in the Hudson River Estuary
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1996-05)from the introduction, ". . .In this paper, we will discuss the turbidity structures in the Hudson River estuary and propose a new mechanism for the genesis of turbidity maxima. It appears that one turbidity maximum in the ... -
Characteristics of the Ground-Water Seepage into Great South Bay
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1980-03)from the abstract, "The water quality and salinity in Great South Bay represent a balance between the amount of seawater that enters the bay through its inlets and the amount of freshwater that is supplied from Long Island. ... -
Climatology of Long Island related to the "brown tide" phytoplankton blooms of 1985 and 1986
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1987)from the introduction, ". . .Based on this background, the present study was proposed by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services; the Marine Sciences Research Center was requested to conduct the study with Suffolk ... -
Coal waste artificial reef program, phase 1 : materials screening and characterization
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1984)from the introduction, ". . .This report describes the activities and presents the results of the initial activities (hereafter called Phase I) of the Coal Waste Artificial Reef Program (C-WARP) which started on October ...
