PREP Reports & Publications

 
The Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership at the University of New Hampshire is part of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program, between local, state and federal agencies established under the Clean Water Act with the goal of protecting and enhancing the Great Bay and Hampton/Seabrook Estuaries. Since its inception in 1995, PREP has produced a number of documents related to the environmental quality of the Seacoast’s estuarine systems. These documents provide information on the health of estuarine resources, summaries of project activities, and results of research studies. Learn more about PREP and sign up for the latest news and research at www.PREPestuaries.org

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Submissions from 2024

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Tier 2 Monitoring in the Great Bay Estuary, NH/ME Field Season 2022, Trevor Mattera, Lara Martin, Amanda Giacchetti, Kalle Matso, Tom Gregory, and David M. Burdick

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Quality Assurance Project Plan: Piscataqua Region Tidal Tributary Monitoring Program (TTMP) Great Bay Estuary (GBE) and Hampton-Seabrook Estuary (HSE) 2024-2028, Michelle Shattuck, Kalle Matso, Jody Potter, and Trevor Mattera

Submissions from 2023

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Expert Panel Process for Advanced Septic System Technologies, FB Environmental Associates, Forrest Bell, Cayce Dalton, Bina Skordas, Luke Frankel, Magdalyn Kosalek, and Evan Ma

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Quality Assurance Memorandum for Year 2021 Estuarine Grab Data, Lara Martin

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Quality Assurance Report for Year 2021 Estuarine Water Quality Datasonde Monitoring, Lara Martin

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Great Bay Estuary Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Monitoring Program for 2023-2027, Kalle Matso, Raymond Grizzle, Michael Routhier, and Trevor Mattera

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SeagrassNet Monitoring in the Great Bay Estuary, NH/ME Field Season 2022, Kalle Matso, Lara Martin, Trevor Mattera, Tom Gregory, and David M. Burdick

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Great Bay Estuary Tier 2 Seagrass/Seaweed Monitoring Program 2023-2027 Quality Assurance Project Plan, Kalle Matso, Trevor Mattera, Lara Martin, Tom Gregory, and Nate Gruen

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Assessing the ability of salt marsh prioritization tools to predict critical habitat for tidal marsh birds in NH, Grace McCulloch and Adrienne Kovach

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2023 SOOE Extended Version, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP)

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2023 SOOE Municipal Guide, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP)

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2023 SOOE Residents Guide, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP)

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2023 State of Our Estuaries, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP)

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Eelgrass Distribution in the Great Bay Estuary and Piscataqua River for 2022: Final Project Report submitted to the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership, Michael Routhier, Raymond Grizzle, Taylor Goddard, and Krystin Ward

Submissions from 2022

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SeagrassNet Monitoring in the Great Bay Estuary, NH/ME Field Season 2021, Kalle Matso, David M. Burdick, Lara Martin, Amanda Giacchetti, Trevor Mattera, and Tom Gregory

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SeagrassNet Monitoring in the Great Bay Estuary, NH/MEField Season 2020, Kalle Matso, Trevor Mattera, David Burdick, Lara Martin, Amanda Giacchetti, and Tom Gregory

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Tier 2 Monitoring in the Great Bay Estuary, NH/ME Field Season 2021, Trevor Mattera, David M. Burdick, Lara Martin, Amanda Giacchetti, Sierra Kehoe, Kalle Matso, Tom Gregory, and Cynthia Hays

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Clean Sweep: Recommendations for New and Updated Credits for Street Cleaning in New Hampshire, PREP and UNH Stormwater Center

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Eelgrass Distribution in the Great Bay Estuary and Piscataqua River for 2021, Michael Routhier, Raymond Grizzle, Taylor Goddard, and Krystin Ward

Submissions from 2021

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Restoration By Design: Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire, Alix Laferriere and Brianna Group

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Quality Assurance of Estuarine Water Quality Grab Sampling 2019, Lara Martin

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Quality Assurance of Estuarine Water Quality Grab Sampling 2020, Lara Martin

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Quality Assurance Report for Year 2019 Estuarine Water Quality Datasonde Monitoring, Lara Martin

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Quality Assurance Report for Year 2020 Estuarine Water Quality Datasonde Monitoring, Lara Martin

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Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Suspended Solids Concentrations in Tributaries to the Great Bay Estuary in 2019, Kalle Matso

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Great Bay Estuary Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Monitoring Program for 2021 Quality Assurance Project Plan, Kalle Matso, Raymond Grizzle, and Michael Routhier

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Great Bay Estuary Tier 2 Seagrass/Seaweed Monitoring Program 2021 Quality Assurance Project Plan, Kalle Matso, Trevor Mattera, David Burdick, and Tom Gregory

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Seaweed Monitoring in the Great Bay Estuary, NH: 2020 Annual Report, Andrew Payne, David M. Burdick, Gregg Moore, Natalie White, Christopher Peter, and Arthur Mathieson

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2020 Annual Report, PREP (Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership)

Submissions from 2020

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Eelgrass Distribution in the Great Bay Estuary and Piscataqua River for 2019: Final Project Report submitted to the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership, Seth Barker

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A Case for Restoration and Recovery of Zostera marina L. in the Great Bay Estuary, David M. Burdick, Kenneth J. Edwardson, Thomas Gregory, Kalle Matso, Trevor Mattera, Melissa Paly, Christopher Peter, Frederick Short, and Dante D. Torio

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Seaweed Monitoring in the Great Bay Estuary: 2019 Annual Report, David M. Burdick, Gregg Moore, Arthur C. Mathieson, Andrew Payne, Lara Martin, and Chris Peter

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SeagrassNet Monitoring in the Great Bay Estuary, NH/ME Field Season 2019, Kalle Matso, Trevor Mattera, Fred Short, David Burdick, Lara Martin, Nicole Sarrette, Nick Anderson, Dante Torio, and Tom Gregory

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TESTING OF GREAT BAY OYSTERS FOR TWO PROTOZOAN PATHOGENS, Cheri A. Patterson and Kevin M. Sullivan

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Piscataqua Region Environmental Planning Assessment Grant Program Summary Report (2015-2016), Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership

Habitat Spotlight Report, PREP (Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership)

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FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS FOR EPA’S DRAFT GREAT BAY TOTAL NITROGEN GENERAL PERMIT IN DOVER, DURHAM, EPPING, EXETER, MILTON, NEWFIELDS, NEWINGTON, NEWMARKET, PORTSMOUTH, ROCHESTER, ROLLINSFORD, SOMERSWORTH NH AND BERWICK, KITTERY, NORTH BERWICK AND SOUTH BERWICK ME, Robert M. Roseen

Submissions from 2019

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Macroalgal Monitoring in the Great Bay Estuary: 2018 Annual Report, David M. Burdick, Gregg E. Moore, Arthur C. Mathieson, Andrew Payne, and Chris Peter

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TESTING OF GREAT BAY OYSTERS FOR TWO PROTOZOAN PATHOGENS, Douglas E. Grout and Kevin M. Sullivan

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QA/QC Results for 2017 Tidal Water Quality Monitoring: Grab Sampling, Lara Martin

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Quality Assurance Report for Year 2017 Estuarine Water Quality Datasonde Monitoring, Lara Martin

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Quality Assurance Report for Year 2018 Estuarine Water Quality Datasonde Monitoring, Lara Martin

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Tidal Water Quality Monitoring: Grab Sampling, Lara Martin

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QA/QC Results for 2017-2018 Cocheco River and Bellamy River Tidal Water Quality Monitoring: Grab Sampling, Lara M. Martin

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UNH/GRB NERR QA Check of Great Bay Estuary Datasonde Records Cocheco River and Bellamy River for October-December 2017 and April-September 2018, Lara M. Martin

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Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Suspended Solids Concentrations in Tributaries to the Great Bay Estuary Watershed in 2017, Kalle Matso

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Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Suspended Solids Concentrations in Tributaries to the Great Bay Estuary Watershed in 2018, Kalle Matso

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Great Bay Estuary Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Monitoring Program for 2019 - 2023 Quality Assurance Project Plan, Kalle Matso, Seth Barker, and Claire Kiedrowski

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Great Bay Estuary Seaweed Monitoring Program: Quality Assurance Project Plan, 2019 - 2023, Kalle Matso, David M. Burdick, Gregg E. Moore, and Arthur C. Mathieson

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Great Bay Estuary Water Quality Monitoring Program: Quality Assurance Project Plan 2019 - 2023, Kalle Matso and Thomas K. Gregory

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Great Bay Estuary 2019 Drone Program for Remote Sensing of Estuarine Habitats Quality Assurance Project Plan, Kalle Matso, Gregg E. Moore, Michael R. Routhier, and David M. Burdick

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Great Bay Estuary Tidal Tributary Monitoring Program (GBETTMP): Quality Assurance Project Plan 2019 - 2023, Kalle Matso, Michelle Shattuck, and Jody Potter

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SeagrassNet Monitoring Program 2019 - 2023: Quality Assurance Project Plan, Kalle Matso and Fred Short

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2020 Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, Ivy Mlsna

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Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership 2018 Annual Report, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership

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Review of Oyster Data - 2018, Kevin Sullivan

Submissions from 2018

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Eelgrass Distribution in the Great Bay Estuary and Piscataqua River for 2017, Seth Barker

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Monitoring Macroalgae in the Great Bay Estuary for 2016, David M. Burdick, Arthur C. Mathieson, Sydney Nick, Molly McGovern, and Christopher R. Peter

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Great Bay Estuary Water Quality Monitoring Program: Quality Assurance Project Plan, 2018, Thomas K. Gregory and Kalle Matso

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Testing of Great Bay Oysters for Two Protozoan Pathogens, Douglas E. Grout and Kevin M. Sullivan

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Flushing Time Versus Residence Time for the Great Bay Estuary, Kalle Matso

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Great Bay Estuary Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Monitoring Program for 2018: Quality Assurance Project Plan, Kalle Matso, Seth Barker, and Claire Kiedrowski

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Great Bay Estuary Seaweed Monitoring Program: Quality Assurance Project Plan, 2018, Kalle Matso, David M. Burdick, and Gregg E. Moore

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Great Bay Estuary Tidal Tributary Monitoring Program: Quality Assurance Project Plan, 2018, Kalle Matso and Jody D. Potter

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Review of Oyster Data - 2017, Kevin Sullivan

Submissions from 2017

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Hydrographic Study of Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent in the Piscataqua River of Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Report of Findings from the December 10 – 14, 2012 Study Period, Yaping Ao, Gregory N. Goblick, Kevin R. Calci, and William C. Nash

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Eelgrass Distribution in the Great Bay Estuary and Piscataqua River for 2016, Seth Barker

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The Social Indicators Final Project Report, Simone Barley-Greenfield

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Monitoring Macroalgae in the Great Bay Estuary for 2015, David M. Burdick, Arthur C. Mathieson, Sydney Nick, and Christopher R. Peter

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Buffer Options for the Bay: Exploring the Trends, the Science, and the Options of Buffer Management in the Great Bay Watershed Key Findings from Available Literature, Shea E. Flanagan, David A. Patrick, Dolores J. Leonard, and Paul Stacey

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2016 Oyster Reef Restoration Project Funded by the Aquatic Resources Mitigation Program, Raymond E. Grizzle and Krystin M. Ward

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Testing of Great Bay Oysters for Two Protozoan Pathogens, Douglas E. Grout

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Developing 2015 High-Resolution Impervious Cover Estimates for the 52 Towns in the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership: Final Report, David Justice and Fay A. Rubin

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External Advisors to PREP Technical Advisory Committee Statement Regarding Eelgrass Stressors in the Great Bay Estuary, Jud Kenworthy, Chris J. Gobler, and Moore Moore

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MEMORANDUM: Quality Assurance of 2016 Great Bay Estuary Water Quality Data and 2017 Cocheco River and Bellamy River Water Quality Data collected by UNH, Lara M. Martin

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Diadromous Fish Investigations, 2016: Anadromous Alosid Restoration and Evaluation, NH Fish & Game

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Hampton Harbor Clam Data: Density, Green Crab Abundance and Neoplasia Incidence, Normandeau Associates and NextEra Energy

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Final Environmental Data Report December 2017: Technical Support Document for the 2018 State of Our Estuaries Report, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership

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State of Our Estuaries Report 2018, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership

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SeagrassNet Monitoring in Great Bay, New Hampshire, 2015, Frederick T. Short

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Review of SeagrassNet Monitoring Photographs in Great Bay, New Hampshire, USA 2007 - 2014, Frederick T. Short

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SeagrassNet Monitoring in Great Bay, New Hampshire, 2016, Frederick T. Short

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NHANRS Scientific Wetland Buffer REPORT, Wetland Buffer Scientific Work Group

Submissions from 2016

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Monitoring Macroalgae in the Great Bay Estuary for 2014, David M. Burdick, Arthur C. Mathieson, and Sydney Nick

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OYSTER ( Crassostrea virginica ) RECRUITMENT STUDIES IN THE GREAT BAY ESTUARY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Robert L. Eckert

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Assessment of recent eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reef restoration projects in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire: Planning for the future, Raymond E. Grizzle and Krystin M. Ward

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Great Bay Estuary Macroalgae Monitoring Program for 2016 Quality Assurance Project Plan, Kalle Matso

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Preparing New Hampshire for Projected Storm Surge, Sea-Level Rise, and Extreme Precipitation: Final Report and Recommendations, New Hampshire Coastal Risk and Hazards Commission

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Eelgrass/Macroalgae Discussion Primer for TAC Activities 2016-2017, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership

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Eelgrass Distribution and Biomass in the Great Bay Estuary for 2015, Frederick T. Short

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Eelgrass Distribution in the Great Bay Estuary for 2014, Frederick T. Short

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Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Suspended Solids Concentrations in Tributaries to the Great Bay Estuary Watershed in 2015, Matthew A. Wood

Submissions from 2015

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Testing of Great Bay Oysters for Two Protozoan Pathogens, Douglas E. Grout and Bruce W. Smith

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Developing 2010 High-Resolution Impervious Cover Estimates for Selected Towns in the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership: Final Report, David Justice and Fay A. Rubin

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Water Integration for Squamscott Exeter (WISE): Preliminary Integrated Plan, Final Technical Report, Robert Roseen, Alison Watts, Renee Bourdeau, Paul Stacey, Cliff Sinnott, Theresa Walker, Doug Thompson, Eric Roberts, and Steve Miller

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SeagrassNet Manual for Scientific Monitoring of Seagrass Habitat, Frederick T. Short, Robert G. Coles, and Catherine M. Short

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Memorandum: Quality Assurance of 2013 Great Bay Estuary Eelgrass Mapping conducted by Fred Short, Matthew A. Wood

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Shellfish Tissue Monitoring in Piscataqua Region Estuaries 2014, Matthew A. Wood

Submissions from 2014

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Eelgrass Distribution in the Great Bay Estuary and Piscataqua River for 2013, Seth Barker

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Joint Report of Peer Review Panel for Numeric Nutrient Criteria for the Great Bay Estuary New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services June, 2009, Victor J. Bierman, Robert J. Diaz, W. Judson Kenworthy, and Kenneth H. Reckhow