Barnegat Bay

Waste? Not! Ocean Co. pumpout boats ready for summer on the Bay
Waste? Not! Ocean Co. pumpout boats ready for summer on the Bay
Waste? Not! Ocean Co. pumpout boats ready for summer on the Bay
As it does every summer, Barnegat Bay is about to become dotted with recreational boats of all sizes and dimensions. Ocean County's pumpout boat crews will ply the waters as well, their 20th year of removing waste and effluent that would otherwise end up in the Bay and hamper efforts to keep it healthy for marine life.
Sea gates for inlets to prevent flooding? It’s one idea up for discussion Thursday
Sea gates for inlets to prevent flooding? It’s one idea up for discussion Thursday
Sea gates for inlets to prevent flooding? It’s one idea up for discussion Thursday
Superstorm flood victims will get a chance to voice their concerns during a public meeting Thursday at Stockton University in Galloway with officials from the Army Corps of Engineers and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, who will discuss a feasibility study on coastal storm risk management problems within the back bay area...
The backstory of the venomous clinging jellyfish
The backstory of the venomous clinging jellyfish
The backstory of the venomous clinging jellyfish
Between May and October each year the Barnegat Bay Partnership (on the heels of their State of the Bay Report release), samples with a 50-foot seine net at numerous parts of Barnegat Bay looking for juvenile fish. Officials have come across a variety of estuarine fish since 2012, but among them four are jellyfish species of which certain types have a potent and harmful sting.
Our Bay, Our Community: State of the Barnegat Bay Report 2016 released
Our Bay, Our Community: State of the Barnegat Bay Report 2016 released
Our Bay, Our Community: State of the Barnegat Bay Report 2016 released
Do our daily activities affect the Barnegat Bay, and how so? There are a number of issues hovering day to day activity in the bay and just about all of them are covered in the Barnegat Bay Partnership State of the Bay Report. Everything from how weather affects the bay, how animals and plants survive on nutrients, and how human behavior affects the bay are all things to be made aware of.
Nip the sea nettles: Barnegat Bay Blitz workshops upcoming
Nip the sea nettles: Barnegat Bay Blitz workshops upcoming
Nip the sea nettles: Barnegat Bay Blitz workshops upcoming
If your property includes floating docks or manufactured bulkheads, and you're not keeping them scrubbed, you're risking a proliferation future of the stinging, voracious jellyfish called sea nettles. New Jersey environmental officials venture to Ocean County lagoon areas in mid-May, to demonstrate effective maintenance.

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