National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) Report Areas of New Jersey

This data spatially represents report boundaries used to quantify and summarize water quality data collected within NJ coastal waters for the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP). The primary purpose of each reporting area is to comply with the guidelines of the NSSP that are established by the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC). Reports generated under this program form the basis for classifying shellfish waters for the purpose of harvesting shellfish for human consumption. As such, they provide a critical link in protecting human health. All water quality data along with Sanitary Surveys conducted within each report area boundary are reviewed and analyzed to validate and determine if NJ’s current shellfish classification statuses are accurate or in need of modification. This dataset will provide a link to the NSSP reports that are generated by the Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring.本数据集以空间维度表征了用于量化汇总新泽西州近岸海域采集的水质数据的报告边界，相关工作服务于全国贝类卫生计划（National Shellfish Sanitation Program，NSSP）。各报告区域的核心设立目标是遵循由州际贝类卫生会议（Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference，ISSC）制定的全国贝类卫生计划相关指南。依此计划生成的报告是为供人类食用的贝类采收活动划分贝类养殖水域的核心依据。就此而言，此类报告构成了保障公众健康的关键环节。所有在各报告区域边界内采集的水质数据及开展的卫生调查均需经过审核与分析，以验证并确定新泽西州当前的贝类水域分类状态是否准确，或是否需要进行调整。本数据集将提供指向由海洋水质监测局（Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring）生成的全国贝类卫生计划报告的访问链接。