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Stakeholder Profile: New York Aquarium

Items of Interest:

Jamaica Bay's Disappearing Marshes, Conference Proceedings, March 3, 2004

As the only aquarium in New York City and part of the largest network of metropolitan wildlife parks in the country, the New York Aquarium holds a special place in the mission of the Wildlife Conservation Society - To save wildlife and wild places around the globe. Education programs strive to encourage people to place a high personal priority on the protection of marine and freshwater ecosystems and the rich diversity of aquatic wildlife, which they sustain.

Activities/Projects:

Principal Investigator	Title	Start Date	Stop Date	Purpose
Paul Sieswerda	Field Trips and Collecting for Exhibits and Other Educational Purposes by the New York Aquarium	9/7/2001	9/6/2006	To replenish exhibits and provide specimen for trade, and for educational purposes.

Citations:

Franz, D.R., P. Aitkin-Ander, B. Borrowski and I.Friedman. 2002. Benthic Macroinvertebrates. Chapter 7 in: Jamaica Bay Ecosystem Research and Restoration Team (JABERRT) Final Report, Vol 2.

National Park Service. 1990.Gateway National Recreation Area and New York Zoological Society, New York Aquarium, Osborn Laboratory of Marine Science., organizers. Amphipods, Winter Flounder, and Hard Shell Clams of Jamaica Bay. June 2, 1990. Osborn Laboratoryof Marine Science, New York, NY.

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