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EPA Coastal Condition Report covers N.J. troubles
New Jersey coastal waters have many "pockets" of poor or fair water quality, according to the latest National Coastal Condition Report. Here are some other facts and findings in the report: - Sites...
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Fish eating advisory information from the EPA
If you're fishing in New Jersey or elsewhere in the USA, you can now do an online search of fish consumption advisories with improved EPA tools, according to the agency. Three redesigned search and...
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Sandy’s ‘largely overlooked’ impact on N.J. coastal lakes
Superstorm Sandy had a widespread but "largely overlooked" impact on New Jersey coastal lakes, according to an environmental expert. Coastal lakes are "getting very little attention," according to a...
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Antigua photos: beautiful seascapes, landscapes
I visited Antigua, one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea, last week and saw some awesome cobalt blue and turquoise ocean waters. I went snorkeling a number of times and saw stingrays, a...
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Ocean temperatures highest measured in 150 years last year
Sea surface temperatures from Cape Hatteras, N.C., to the Gulf of Maine were the highest measured in 150 years in 2012, according to NOAA. The average temperature in that area hit a record high of...
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Video: Polka dot stingrays entertain kids
Polka dot stingrays are beautiful and I had never seen one until I visited Dallas World Aquarium a couple of weeks ago. The smallish rays have very nice polka dot patterns and are quite animated. They...
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Loss of U.S. fish habitat is increasing, report says
Fish habitat has been declining for decades in the U.S. and the trend is worsening, according to a new report. The nation lost 84,100 acres of coastal wetlands between 2004 and 2009 - triple the loss...
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Barnegat Bay boaters: avoid eco-sensitive areas
If you're a boater who cares about protecting ecologically fragile areas in the Barnegat Bay watershed, the state has posted a new interactive map for you. The map shows 16 shallow areas with submerged...
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Eat more fish, but eat lower-mercury fish, draft says
Haddock (Source: NOAA FishWatch.gov Eat more fish and shellfish but eat a variety of species that are less contaminated with toxic mercury. Federal officials released that draft advice today for women...
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Hope for great white sharks off NJ, in northwest Atlantic
A large great white shark off Massachusetts (Credit: Fiona Hogan, NEFSC/NOAA.) There's hope for great white sharks in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, which includes New Jersey coastal waters, according...
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