Station 119
Station 119
From Lifesaving to Marine Research
Kenneth W. Able
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It had been U.S. Coast Guard Station No. 119, from which Guardsmen would conduct rescue and other operations in the waters at the southern end of Long Beach Island. Then it was decomissioned, abandoned, a victim of fire, vandalism, and the elements on the edge of a remote salt marsh. Ultimately this relic of American coastal history was rescued by Rutgers University, and transformed into a premier marine science research facility.
Today, instead of helping save mariners’ lives at sea, it is helping to save our marine and estuarine environment.
Author Ken Able, the director of the field station, explores this past, the research history, and the scientists who have worked here. He documents some of the earliest marine research, including some of the first scientific studies of New Jersey’s oysters — once a thriving, booming resource. Today the station is home to wide-ranging studies: from measuring microscopic marine life (over a million samples have been carefully analyzed in the last quarter century) to deep-sea remotely-controlled submersibles.
Maps, charts, scientific diagrams, historic photos of the station itself and of the early researchers at work in the creeks and bay add texture to the historical narrative.
Pages: 128
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Dimensions: 9” x 6” x 0.25"
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What is a hurt book?
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Review
Review
''No one is better equipped to write such a book than marine biologist Kenneth Able [who] tells the story of the station, which was built during the Depression and abandoned by the federal government in the 1960s… Able gives the reader an inside look at the station and its workings that most people will view only from a distance.'' — The SandPaper (Long Beach Island, NJ)
Another Review
Another Review
''Filled with interesting and humorous details… contains many historic photos and an abundance of local history and is sure to be a welcome addition to anyone who loves the sea.'' — The SandPaper (Long Beach Island, NJ)
Blurb
Blurb
"This is the story of the mission of the men and women who work at the Rutgers University Marine Field Station. It is also the story of the station itself -while the station now may play a role in saving the planet, it began with a mission of saving lives.” — from the Preface
Awards
Awards
Benjamin Franklin National Book Awards winner: Interior Design
