Publication Year: 2024

Stakeholder and Subject Matter Expert Feedback Regarding the Content of a New Jersey Ocean Acidification Action Plan

Citation:

Barr, Janine, Grace Saba PhD, Jeanne Herb, Kirsten Wakefield. Stakeholder and Subject Matter Expert Feedback Regarding the Content of a New Jersey Ocean Acidification Action Plan Prepared for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. New Brunswick, NJ New Brunswick, NJ.

This report summarizes stakeholder and subject matter expert feedback regarding the potential elements and content of a New Jersey Ocean Acidification (OA) Action Plan. Feedback was provided by twenty-eight individuals through a stakeholder engagement process which consisted of three virtual workshop meetings between June and July 2023. Workshop participants agree that OA is an emerging threat in New Jersey that warrants immediate action to prepare for and mitigate risks to New Jersey’s culturally important and economically valuable coastal industries including the commercial fishing, recreational fishing, and aquaculture industries. This report also provides background information regarding the science of OA, an overview of the OA stakeholder engagement process, materials used during the workshop meetings, and more. This report was written for the New Jersey Coastal Management Program in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.