Advisory Committee (SAC) to advise, review and evaluate CERC-funded 

 research studies of the disposal grounds in the New York Bight. An 

 additional contract was signed with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 

 (WHOI) to conduct a literature search and review of oceanographic knowl- 

 edge of waste disposal practices for an area extending from Cape Cod to 

 Cape HatteraSo Finally, a contract was let with Sperry Rand Company for 

 a feasibility study of a system to provide remote surveillance of ocean 

 dumping activities in the Bight. All the studies undertaken by CERC were 

 concluded in May 1972, and final contract reports have been placed in the 

 National Technical Information Service (NTIS) for public access. 



The format of this report was selected to serve as a summary refer- 

 ence for interdisciplinary information related to the New York Bight. 

 The data, where possible, have been summarized in tables or figures taken 

 from contract reports, or have been recombined and condensed for clarity 

 into new tables and figures. 



Data from contract reports are reviewed and evaluated, and comments 

 are made on their statistical significance and reliability as related to 

 coverage of sampling, methods of analysis, and adequacy of treatment. 

 Based on this analysis, an assessment is presented on the effects of 

 ocean dumping on the marine environment of the New York Bight. 



This report was prepared by George Pararas-Carayannis, Oceanographer, 

 Design Branch, under the general supervision of Dr. D. B. Duane, Chief, 

 Geology Branch, Mr. R. Jachowski, Chief, Design Branch, and Mr. G. M. 

 Watts, Chief, Engineering Development Division. Particular appreciation 

 is expressed to Dr. D. B. Duane for his initial guidance and thorough 

 review of the final draft. Dr. D. B. Duane, Mr. S. J. Williams, and 

 Mr. M. Field provided geologic information on the sediments of the New 

 York Bight. Mr„ S. J. Williams contributed significantly in the writing 

 of the section in this report dealing with the geomorphology, stratigraphy 

 and sediments. 



Comments and reviews received from Lieutenant Colonel Don S. McCoy, 

 Mr. T. Saville, Jr., Mr. G. M. Watts, Mr. R. Savage, Mr. R. Yancy, the 

 Office of the Chief of Engineers, the North Atlantic Division, the New 

 York District, and the Waterways Experiment Station, have been particu- 

 larly helpful. Appreciation is also expressed to Dr. R. P. Higgins, 

 Director, Oceanography and Limnology Program, Smithsonian Institution, 

 Dr„ D. K. Young, Chairman of the Smithsonian Advisory Committee, and the 

 members of the Smithsonian Advisory Committee, Drs. M. A. Buzas, J. H. 

 Carpenter, B. H. Ketchum, J. L. McHugh, V. J. Norton, D. J. O'Connor, and 

 J. L. Simon for their review of the CERC-funded studies. CERC's environ- 

 mental data collection studies in the New York Bight were started when 

 Lieutenant Colonel Edward M. Willis was Director. At the time of publica- 

 tion of this report. Lieutenant Colonel Don S. McCoy was Director of CERC 

 and Mr„ T. Saville, Jr., was Technical Director. 



This report is published under authority of Public Law 166, 79th 

 Congress, approved 31 July 1945, as supplemented by Public Law 172, 88th 

 Congress, approved 7 November 1963. 



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