Barnegat Bay

The American Littoral Society will try to get oysters to return to Barnegat Bay using new innovations that will kick-off this week.

Oyster Creek's got troubles, and the nuclear plant has nothing to do with it. But underwater tidal action has everything to do with it.

You might think all that snow New Jersey had this winter would be good for the Barnegat Bay, but environmentalists fear it could have a negative impact on water quality due to the ice-melting substance urea.

Two unidentified men are safe after being rescued from a burning small pleasure boat in the Barnegat Bay late Monday afternoon. Coast Guard Petty Officer First Class Nick Ameen said the men were spotted by a Good Samaritan near the west end of the Double Creek Channel in Barnegat Light and taken on their boat until the Coast Guard arrived...

A Southern Ocean County neighborhood is joining several environmental groups in a lawsuit against a proposed dredging project from Department of Environmental Protection.

We've heard for decades about the deterioration of the Barnegat Bay. Now, one environmental group is looking to get a formal declaration of that.

This winter's wicked weather is still taking its toll on the Barnegat Bay - in ways you might not expect. Barnegat Bay Partnership Program Director Dr. Stan Hales says it all has to do with how lawn fertilizer gets absorbed... or doesn't...

Ocean County now has the largest fleet of specially-equipped pumpout boats for emptying the toilets and tanks of pleasure boats on the Barnegat Bay, according to Freeholder Director Joe Vicari.

The Barnegat Bay Partnership is making its annual summertime plea - don't water your lawn every day! Program Director Dr. Stan Hales says frequent watering isn't good for your lawn, because it encourages shallow root growth and makes your grass more susceptible to drought...

Members of the group "ReClam the Bay" introduced about 3 million tiny oyster larvae into the waters off of Cattus Island County Park on Tuesday, June 23, 2014, as part of an ongoing effort to help keep the bay clean. For now, the oysters are in a breeding tank, where they'll attach themselves to shells that have been painted by local school children...