Barnegat Bay

There’s already been several stingray and shark sightings throughout the area in Loch Harbor , Spring Lake, and Lavallette.  Experts say the sea creatures return to the waters annual to feed—specifically baby clams, which the group responsible for planting the clams are very happy about...

The Department of Environmental Protection, along with State Police, Ocean County and local authorities, will conduct education and compliance sweeps on Barnegat Bay throughout the summer.

Teachers from across Ocean County are armed with new strategies to incorporate the vast ecology of Barnegat Bay and its surrounding areas into their lesson plans.

The yearly safety assessment by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of the Oyster Creek Power Plant came back with positive results, however anti nuclear activists claim the NRC continues to not be forthcoming with information.

Once it seemed absurd to dunk outdated subway cars in the ocean to provide fish habitats. Now there are dozens strewn from Sandy Hook to Jones Beach. Similarly, Ocean County officials hope to convince state environmental regulators that man-made islands in several of their parks can do the same for Barnegat Bay.

"Even though I’m a democrat I don’t wake up everyday saying “how can I tax people.” The joke got a laugh, and for Democratic Senator Bob Smith speaking of the importance of environmental legislation at a Monmouth Ocean Development Council Luncheon, very needed.

New Jersey is spending $1 million to preserve a Boy Scout camp near Barnegat Bay.

The age-old conflict of economic development versus protecting the environment is played out again in the New Jersey Legislature Monday.