Recently Released

• Regional Sediment Management in the Mid-Atlantic: Conserving Funds and Resources through Coordination, May 2018
• Climate Change Vulnerabilities in the Coastal Mid-Atlantic Region, May 2018
  Companion fact sheets:
  – Climate Change and the Mid-Atlantic’s Coastal Economy
  – Shifting Species in the Mid-Atlantic
  – Monitoring Acidification in the Mid-Atlantic
• UCI 2017 Annual Report, March 2018. Read as: Digital flipbook | PDF (2 MB)
• December 2017 Ocean Issues Polls: Mid-Atlantic Coastal Policy: The Public View (statewide survey); Life on the Mid-Atlantic Coast 2017 (coastal community residents survey). Also see press release for summary of surveys.
• A Practical Guide to Beach Access and the Public Trust Doctrine in New Jersey, May 2017. Read in digital flipbook format or download PDF (5 MB)
• UCI 2016 Annual Report, March 2017. Read in digital flipbook format or download PDF (6 MB)
• Recommendations for Resilient Coastal Communities in New Jersey, August 2016
• 2016 National Ocean Exploration Forum Final Report, February 2017 (PDF, 3 MB)
• Mid-Atlantic Recreational Boater Survey Final Report, April 2016
• UCI 2015 Annual Report, March 2016. Read in digital flipbook format or as PDF: Low-res (1 MB) | High res (18 MB)
• Baseline Characterization of Zooplankton in Barnegat Bay, January 2016

Mid-Atlantic Blue Economy 2030 Forum Discussion Papers (Oct. 2017)

• Powering Our Future and the Responsible Use of the Nation’s Resources: The Role of Offshore Energy & Minerals in the Blue Ocean Economy, Jim Bennett, BOEM
• Marine Fisheries in the Mid-Atlantic Region: Challenges from Changes in the Ocean Environment, Jonathan A. Hare, NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center
• Ecosystem Services and Natural Resources, Porter Hoagland, Hauke Kite-Powell, Di Jin, and Charles Colgan
• Economics of Mid-Atlantic Fisheries in the Year 2030, by Dr. Dennis M. King, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science
• Mid-Atlantic Tourism in 2030: Growth, Evolution and Challenges, by Dr. Geoff Lacher, Tourism Economics
• Mid-Atlantic Sea Level Rise and Coastal Development, by Dr. Philip M. Orton, Davidson Laboratory, Stevens Institute of Technology

Catch & Release Best Practices

The UCI and Monmouth University School of Science Assistant Dean John Tiedemann have published a report and a series of educational materials as part of Stripers for the Future, a research and education campaign designed to promote best catch and release practices for striped bass anglers.

White Papers on Coastal Issues

The views presented in these white papers are those of the author, not the Urban Coast Institute or Monmouth University. These views are presented here to stimulate discussion for future UCI meetings and workshops.

• Dr. Ronald Baird, On a Strategic Framework for Performance Enhancement in Managing New Jersey’s Urban Coast
• Tony MacDonald, Time for a New Approach: Regional and Marine Spatial Planning for the Mid-Atlantic
• Robbin E. Peach, Promoting Regional Ocean Stewardship in Mid-Atlantic Coastal States and Federal Waters
• Dr. Susan Cutter, A Framework for Measuring Coastal Hazard Resilient Communities in New Jersey
• Susan Kennedy, Esq., Coastal Resource Protection