State Department of Environmental Protection

A body found floating in the ocean off Island Beach State Park Saturday is that of a French Man who disappeared in rip currents, according to state officials.

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.

Fishermen, environmentalists, and advocates showed up in Long Branch for the second public hearing on the Department of Environmental Protection's proposed beach access rules for the state. The proposed amendments delegate more power to municipalities in terms of ensuring compliance of public beach access regulations, however many of members who came out to the meeting in Long Branch felt they wer

Seventeen fishermen pay fines Tuesday for illegally catching and keeping black sea bass during the closed season on a party boat in February.