5. The Free Fishing Controversy of Sussex County, New Jersey

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction: Nature’s Next Exit? or Why New Jersey Is as Important as Yellowstone National Park 1
4. Part I. History and Contexts
5. 1. A Natural History of the Life and Death of a Great American City: Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1850–2000 11
6. 2. Solid Waste Management in “The Garbage State”: New Jersey’s Transformation from Landfilling to Incineration 28
7. Part II. Policy and Law
8. 3. Oysters, Public Trust, and the Law in New Jersey 51
9. 4. Citizen Expertise and Citizen Action in the Creation of the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act 68
10. 5. The Free Fishing Controversy of Sussex County, New Jersey 90
11. Part III. New Jersey Environments Today
12. 6. Tracking New Jersey’s Changing Landscape 111
13. 7. Evaluating the Effects of Historical Land Cover Change on Summertime Weather and Climate in New Jersey 128
14. 8. A Century of Natural Disasters in a State of Changing Vulnerability: New Jersey, 1900–1999 164
15. About the Contributors 199
16. Index 203