{"id":31653,"date":"2014-04-26T22:35:19","date_gmt":"2014-04-26T20:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/2014\/04\/26\/marine-debris-in-new-york-citys-backyard\/"},"modified":"2014-04-26T22:35:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-26T20:35:19","slug":"marine-debris-in-new-york-citys-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/atlantic-en\/2014\/marine-debris-in-new-york-citys-backyard\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Debris in New York City&#8217;s Backyard"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><a href=\"http:\/\/marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/10\/marine-debris-in-new-york-citys-backyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/10\/marine-debris-in-new-york-citys-backyard\/<\/a>\n\nMarine Debris in New York City?s Backyard\n\nApril 10, 2014 by NOAA Marine Debris Program\n\nBy: Lisa Scheppke, Guest Blogger\n\nWhen people think about New York City, a rich and diverse wildlife\nhabitat is not usually what comes to mind. However, NYC is home to\nJamaica Bay, a unique intact estuarine ecosystem consisting of 25,000\nacres of salt marshes, intertidal flats and upland forests. 330 species\nof birds, 70 species of butterflies and over 100 species of finfish,\nbreed, spend the winter in, or use the area as a vital migratory\nstopover. Situated in both Brooklyn and Queens, Jamaica Bay has an\nabundance of shellfish and benthic fauna and is visited by the\nfederally-listed endangered Kemp?s ridley sea turtle, the\nfederally-listed threatened loggerhead turtle and the largest population\nof diamondback terrapins in the Northeast. Fishermen, boaters, birders,\nbicyclists and nature lovers come from across the five boroughs and\nbeyond to enjoy this incredible natural resource.\n\nSince the Industrial Revolution, the ecology of the bay has faced\nchallenges from several factors, including dumping, over-development,\npollution and a lack of awareness of its rich resources. As a result,\nthe bay?s valuable tidal salt marshes are declining at an alarming rate.\nIn addition to the pre-existing marine debris issues in Jamaica Bay,\nHurricane Sandy brought up to six feet of flooding throughout the\nsurrounding communities, along with an overwhelming amount of large\nmarine debris, including boats, docks, pilings and construction debris.\nPollutants from derelict vessels were released into the water and\nmarshes and essential aquatic habitats were damaged by large marine\ndebris compacting sediments and smothering vegetation.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/10\/marine-debris-in-new-york-citys-backyard\/ Marine Debris in New York City?s Backyard April 10, 2014 by NOAA Marine Debris Program By: Lisa Scheppke, Guest Blogger When people think about New York City, a rich and diverse wildlife habitat is not usually what comes to mind. However, NYC is home to Jamaica Bay, a unique intact estuarine ecosystem consisting of 25,000 acres of salt marshes, intertidal flats and upland forests. 330 species of birds, 70 species of butterflies and over 100 species of finfish, breed, spend the winter in, or use the area as a vital migratory stopover. Situated in both Brooklyn and Queens, Jamaica Bay has an abundance of shellfish and benthic fauna and is visited by the federally-listed endangered Kemp?s ridley sea turtle, the federally-listed threatened loggerhead turtle and the largest population of diamondback terrapins in the Northeast. Fishermen, boaters, birders, bicyclists and nature lovers come from across the five boroughs and beyond to enjoy this incredible natural resource. Since the Industrial Revolution, the ecology of the bay has faced challenges from several factors, including dumping, over-development, pollution and a lack of awareness of its rich resources. As a result, the bay?s valuable tidal salt marshes are declining at an alarming rate. In addition to the pre-existing marine debris issues in Jamaica Bay, Hurricane Sandy brought up to six feet of flooding throughout the surrounding communities, along with an overwhelming amount of large marine debris, including boats, docks, pilings and construction debris. Pollutants from derelict vessels were released into the water and marshes and essential aquatic habitats were damaged by large marine debris compacting sediments and smothering vegetation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3504,3415,3488],"tags":[1309],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Marine Debris in New York City&#039;s Backyard - One Earth - One Ocean e. 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