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The Assessment Unit (AU) Level Shellfish Harvesting Assessment Results incorporates the water quality results for all monitoring stations associated within an AU that is included in the 2018-2020 NJ Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report). This data represents the assessment results in NJ's 174 AUs with shellfish harvesting to determine if the Shellfish Harvesting designated use was attained and the results for the water quality parameter associated with the designated use. If an AU includes more than one station, the results for the parameter are combined with the ‘worst case’ station assessment representing the AU. That is if any of the stations are impaired for the parameter, then the parameter is impaired at the AU level. If some stations are fully attaining for the parameter but others have insufficient data then the parameter is fully attaining. The data reflects which of three assessment results each assessment was assigned: Attaining- Fully Supporting, Insufficient Data- Insufficient data was available to assess, Non-Attaining- Non-Supporting. |