Establishment of a total maximum daily load of nutrients entering the Bay is viewed as a crucial step to strengthening Barnegat Bay's fragile condition.
Multiple efforts are underway by the state of New Jersey to get a better handle on and protect the dozens of endangered and threatened species within the state's borders.
Longstanding plans for the next in a series of artifical reefs of the Jersey coast show signs of life with a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Almost immediately, the New Jersey Sierra Club sounded a warning about the risk of over-fishing.
One of the items on last week's menu at the Ocean County Mayor's Association Meeting in Toms River for DEP Commissioner Bob Martin was protecting New Jersey's ocean front...with plans to resolve those issues expected to take a while.
A State Appellate Court consisting of three judges will hear appeals from residents along the Ocean County coastline whose oceanfront properties were seized via eminent domain by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Another step in keeping the shore ready for future storms takes place on Saturday at Island Beach State Park with the planting of dune grass, with the combined efforts of volunteers and state officials.