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	Raritan Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Raritan Bay is a bay between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey.
		The bay is bounded on the north by Staten Island in New York City, on the south by Monmouth County, New Jersey, and on the east by the Naval Weapons Station Earle pier.
		The bay and river are named after the Raritans, a tribe of the Lenape, who lived in the immediate area around the bay during the 17th century at the time of the arrival of the Dutch colonists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raritan_Bay (168 words)

	Encyclopedia: Jamaica Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Jamaica Bay is a bay that lies in the shadow of New York City's skyscrapers and is adjacent to one of the nation's busiest airports.
		The bay connects with Lower New York Bay to the west through Rockaway Inlet and is the westernmost of the coastal lagoons on the south shore of Long Island.
		Jamaica Bay is located adjacent to the confluence of the New York Bight and New York Bay, and is at the turning point of the primarily east-west oriented coastline of New England and Long Island and the north-south oriented coastline of the mid- Atlantic coast.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jamaica-Bay (1256 words)

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		Raritan Bay generally is bounded to the north by Staten Island and to the south and west by New Jersey.
		New York State classifies the waters of the bay as Class SA and Class SB Class SA waters within the bay are generally bordered by three transects to the north, east and west, and by the New York-New Jersey border to the south.
		Raritan Bay is a saline waterbody with freshwater inputs from the Raritan River.
	www.hydroqual.com /projects/usa/raritan_AreaPg.html (226 words)

	Electron Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		At its southern outlet the accumulated filth is fed into the Raritan Bay, a body of water thirty square miles in area located beneath the sprawl of New York Harbor and designated since 1937 by New York and New Jersey as a playground for the 15 million people living in and around the city.
		Raritan Bay was designated Class "A" waters by the Interstate Sanitation Commission, the organization formed in 1935 by the states of New York and New Jersey to regulate interstate water pollution.
		In 1961, an outbreak of infectious hepatitis was traced to clams taken from the Raritan Bay, bacteria standards for which had not been enforced by the states.
	www.electronpress.com /magazine/1/raritan.asp (569 words)

	South Street Seaport Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In addition, the bay is the entry to five tributary rivers: the Hudson, Hackensack, Passaic, Raritan, and Shrewsbury, which have supported spawning runs for alewives, rainbow smelts, shad, and striped bass, and are habitats for eels.
		Moreover, the bay is at the junction of the 90-mile coasts of Long Island and New Jersey.
		Gill netting ended in the bay in the mid-1940s, when it was outlawed after pound net and sport fishermen protested that it was hurting their fishing.
	www.southstseaport.org /magazine/articles/1990-05.shtm (3159 words)

	GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF NEW YORK BIGHT
		Raritan Bay is evolving as rising sea level floods the valleys of the Raritan and Hudson rivers and other smaller streams that drained into the New York Bight.
		Raritan mud is accumulating in portions of the bay at a rate of about.75 inches per year.
		Raritan Bay is the northernmost area where blue crab occurs in large numbers and are abundant almost every winter.
	www.geo.hunter.cuny.edu /bight/raritan.html (3302 words)

	(Raritan Bay Dental - Perth Amboy, NJ) Directions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Raritan Bay Medical Center’s Perth Amboy Division is on the left.
		Raritan Bay Medical Center is on left after the second traffic light.
		Raritan Bay Medical Center is on the left.
	www.raritanbaydental.com /directions (243 words)

	ESPN.com - Raritan's vista changed; fall stripers haven't
		Raritan Bay is part of New York Bight, which includes New York Harbor's Lower Bay, Jamaica Bay, Sandy Hook Bay and coastal waters to the continental shelf.
		The bay itself is between Staten Island and New Jersey's Bay Shore, which stretches 20 miles from the Amboys to Sandy Hook.
		Raritan is not a huge bay; it's just a few miles wide with opposite shorelines visible from either side.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1261117&type=story (1189 words)

	NY/NJ Baykeeper: Protecting The Hudson-Raritan Estuary
		The largest bay in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary, bordered by Staten Island, Middlesex and Monmouth counties, NJ.
		Until 1900, Raritan Bay was one of America's richest fisheries, but was then overwhelmed by pollution, siltation, and over-fishing.
		Tributary of Raritan Bay, on border of Monmouth and Middlesex counties, NJ.
	www.nynjbaykeeper.org /geography/geography_rbc.php (501 words)

	NJAS: Guide to Birding Along Raritan Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Raritan Bay is visible on a map of New Jersey as the large "bite" taken out of the state's northern coast.
		Although the shores of Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays are heavily developed and industrialized, the bay still supports extensive wildlife.
		The east coast bird migration flyway crosses the bay, and the bay provides an important stopping and feeding ground for loons, grebes, long-legged waders, gulls, and shorebirds.
	www.njaudubon.org /Centers/SHBO/RaritanBirding.html (345 words)

	Raritan Bay Federal Credit Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		At Raritan Bay, you will feel confident that your finances are in trusted hands that are always working with you in mind.
		Raritan Bay's core purpose is "To make people financially savvy and independent." We hold our values to the highest standards.
		Raritan Bay FCU seeks such opportunities by participating in community events, where our branches are located, such as Sayreville Community Unity Day, South River Heritage Day, and the Raritan Bay Seafood Festival.
	www.rbfcu.coop /about.php (765 words)

	Parasites Keep Raritan Bay Shellfish Off-limits in 2004
		According to the DEC, QPX is a protozoan parasite that infects the soft tissue of hard clams causing an inflammation in the tissue which prevents the clams from closing their shell and pumping food and water to the gills.
		In 2002, DEC received reports from shellfish harvesters of dead and dying clams in the transplant harvest area in Raritan Bay.
		During 2002, DEC conducted extensive monitoring of the transplant harvest area in Raritan Bay in order to determine the extent and distribution of the QPX disease.
	www.tristatenews.com /printer_2786.stm (674 words)

	SEDIMENTOLOGY AND FAUNAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RARITAN BAY BEACHES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Raritan Bay is a major estuary of the New York Bight.
		We sampled sediment and wrackline shell debris at beach localities on the south shore of the Bay as a means of quantifying sediment and animal distributions in littoral bay environments.
		Faunal assemblages in the Bay interior are dominated by slipper shells (Crepidula), ribbed mussels (Geukensia), and jackknife clams (Ensis).
	gsa.confex.com /gsa/2005NE/finalprogram/abstract_82934.htm (467 words)

	Raritan Bay - Sandy Hook Bay Complex
		Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays are divided between the states of New Jersey and New York, and receive direct inflow from the Raritan River, the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers, and numerous smaller tributaries along the shorelines of Staten Island and New Jersey.
		The south shore of Raritan Bay - Sandy Hook Bay, from the confluence of the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers and Sandy Hook Bay in Highland, New Jersey, west to the mouth of the Raritan River, includes a narrow strip of bayshore marshes, creeks, beaches, dunes, and remnant forests.
		The sediments in western Raritan Bay were found to be relatively toxic, with diminishing toxicity to the east closer to the harbor entrance.
	training.fws.gov /library/pubs5/web_link/text/rb_form.htm (5364 words)

	Home News Tribune \| Raritan Bay opens Pediatrics Center with kid-friendly decor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Virgilia Nebab, sitting in one of the examination rooms at the new Raritan Bay Pediatrics Center in Perth Amboy, is a primary-care physician at the site.
		Children currently cared for at Raritan Bay Medical Center's Joseph S. Yewaisis Outpatient Center will be transitioned into the new pediatrics building starting Tuesday.
		The new pediatrics building is one of many partnerships between Raritan Bay Medical Center and the medical school, said D'Agnes.
	www.injersey.com /thnt/story/0,21282,1108782,00.html (411 words)

	Menhaden report - by Len Fantasia (7/99), bunker, Atlantic, menhaden, Bill, Wisniewski, raritan bay, striped bass, ...
		This proposal would restrict commercial netting in the bay for bunker between sunrise and six hours after sunrise on weekdays, and the netting boats would be pushed one mile from the shore.
		A press conference was held in Raritan Bay Water Park on Friday, June 18 at 11:00 a.m.
		Some believe that part of the Bay’s problem could be relieved by better spreading out the catch along the coast.
	www.jcaa.org /JCNL9907/9907MENH.htm (1084 words)

	Raritan Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Raritan Bay extends from the mouth of New Jersey's Raritan River to the entrance to the Atlantic Ocean, between the Verrazano Narrows to the north and Sandy Hook to the south.
		The bay is a favorite for cruising sailors, racers, and fishermen alike.
		Yacht clubs are located on the Bay at Atlantic Highlands, Keyport, and Perth Amboy, as well as Great Kills on Staten Island and along the Navesink River.
	www.serve.com /~kyc/keyport/raritan.htm (402 words)

	Raritan Bay Sailing Conditions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Local sailing conditions on Raritan Bay can be very intriguing for sailors because of a variety of influencing factors.
		Prevailing winds on the bay depend on the season, with cool spring southeasterly sea breezes, warm summer southwest flows and chilly fall northwest winds.
		Water depths tend not to be a problem in Raritan Bay for the average sailboat.The average depth ranges from seven to fifteen feet at mean low water.
	www.ryc.org /localcon.html (435 words)

	Detailed launch spots in Raritan Bay East NJ for the sport of kayak fishing
		Raritan Bay East NJ Great fishing and easy access makes Raritan Bay a terrific designation for the kayak fisherman.
		There are several spots all along the bay in the town of Keansburg from which you can launch.
		To the north are pilings, a small bay, 2 inlets, sandbars, etc. Up further is Horseshoe Cove which has a marvelous sandbar.
	kayakfishingstuff.com /ri_ls_raritan_bay_e.asp (559 words)

	Raritan Bay evaluates all depts. for staff cuts
		Medicare payments have decreased by nearly $40 million annually, according to Raritan Bay President and CEO Michael D’Agnes.
		As a result, the hospital system will continue to hire nurses in those specialties where they are essential to caring for patient s, she said.
		"Raritan Bay has been an integral part of Old Bridge as far back as I can remember," Calogera said.
	suburban.gmnews.com /news/2003/1002/Front_Page/031.html (595 words)

	NJHM - Captain Kidd on the Raritan Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Before Captain William Kidd set sail for his final voyage from Raritan Bay to Boston, most of his remaining crew left with their shares of the booty, preferring not to take the risk of arrest.
		Moses Butterworth disappeared somewhere in the direction of Raritan Bay, where he was never seen again, or at least never identified.
		The calm waters of the bay, the many creeks and streams, and the good soil and moderate temperature gave them safe harbors, water for drinking and to power their mills, and abundant food.
	www.njhm.com /captainkiddstory.htm (2539 words)

	DEC Announces Reopening of Raritan Bay Shellfish Transplant Program- NYSDEC Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Shellfish Transplant Program in Raritan Bay was closed to harvest in September 2002 due to the finding of the hard clam parasitic disease Quahog Parasite Unknown (QPX) in hard clam populations in the transplant harvest area.
		The areas approved for transplant harvest in Raritan Bay are located in the western portion of the bay west of a line extending southerly from the mouth of Lemon Creek (about 2000 acres) and to the east in the area of Great Kills Harbor (650 acres).
		In order to further minimize any potential transmission of QPX to receiving waters in the Peconic Estuary, all shellfish transplanted from Raritan Bay are required to be held in off-bottom culture containers (e.g., racks, cages or trays).
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/press/pressrel/2005/200545.html (727 words)

	Raritan Bay Crossing (unbuilt)
		The Raritan Bay Crossing was designed to relieve bottlenecks over the Outerbridge Crossing (NY 440-NJ 440) and the Driscoll Bridge (Garden State Parkway).
		The 3½-mile-long crossing over the Raritan Bay likely was to have consisted of a high-level span, flanked on either side by causeway approaches.
		The Raritan Bay Crossing never evolved much beyond the planning stages, except for the construction of a massive interchange (completed in 1972) for the West Shore Expressway and the Korean War Veterans (Richmond) Parkway.
	www.nycroads.com /crossings/raritan-bay (254 words)

	Raritan Bay Chapter - International Association of Administrative Professionals
		For over 50 years, we hae provided up-to-date research n office trends, cutting-edge publications, outstanding seminars and conferences, and top-notch resources to help administrative professionals enhance their skills and become more effective contributors to their employers.
		Raritan Bay Chapter members include Secretaries, Executive/Administrative Assistants, Information Specialists, and Office Managers from the local area, as well as teachers and students from Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ.
		The Raritan Bay Chapter of IAAP was chartered on December 10, 1967 (then known as Professional Secretaries International.) Our Chapter currently has 20 plus members and we are continuing to grow.
	rbciaap.tripod.com (296 words)

	Eagleswood House at the Raritan Bay
		Maud Honeyman Green, "Raritan Bay Union, Eagleswood, New Jersey," Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, Vol.
		The Raritan Bay Union was formed in 1853 through the initiative of Rebecca (Buffum) and Marcus Spring and several disillusioned members of another Utopian community, the North American Phalanx.
		The Union was located on the northern shore of the Raritan Bay on a large plot of land overlooking the ocean.
	www.scc.rutgers.edu /njwomenshistory/Period_3/Eagleswood.htm (293 words)

	Raritan Bay Medical Center Selects Mediware Information Systems, Inc. HCLL Transfusion Service Software to Manage ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Raritan Bay, a Mediware customer for 13 years, is an acute care community hospital providing general, Medical/Surgical, pediatric and obstetric care as well as extensive outpatient services and 24-hour emergency care.
		Raritan Bay is a multi-site facility totaling more than 500 beds with two sites, Perth Amboy and Old Bridge.
		Raritan Bay Medical Center was voted the "Best Hospital in Central New Jersey" in 2004 by readers of the Home News Tribune; also in 2004 the RBMC staff received the National Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence.
	www.primezone.com /newsroom?d=75205 (571 words)

	New Jersey - North Coastal - Fishing & Hunting Reports
		Not only does the Bay hold lots of fluke, but there is an endless number of places to fish for them.
		As far as baits are concerned, Raritan Bay fluke eat the standard array of fluke baits.
		Another method of taking fluke in the bay is to bounce 1/2-ounce bucktails dressed with a squid strip of killie.
	www.fishandgame.com /nj/fluk.htm (949 words)

	Raritan Bay Shellfish Transplant Program Reopens
		The Shellfish Transplant Program in Raritan Bay was closed to harvest in September 2002 due to discovery of the hard clam parasitic disease quahog parasite unknown (QPX) in hard clam populations in the transplant harvest area.
		Since the closures, DEC has monitored hard clam resources for QPX in Raritan Bay, Peconic Bay and other areas of the marine district to determine the extent and distribution of QPX disease.
		To further minimize any potential transmission of QPX to receiving waters in the Peconic Estuary, all shellfish transplanted from Raritan Bay are required to be held in off-bottom culture containers (e.g., racks, cages or trays).
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/environmentdec/2005a/raritan050205.html (750 words)

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