Swimming

You’ve got to watch this….will make you scratch your head and wonder.

This has to be the simplest, most effective way to do it!!  Read more »

Last updated: 2:25 pm, July 14, 2009, Posted: 12:02 pm
July 14, 2009 NY Post

"Jaws" came to the Long Island shore this morning.

A 20-foot-long shark was spotted by a group of surfers out for a summer morning session at Gilgo State Park Beach in Suffolk County.

At about 8:45 a.m., the surfers noticed a large figure circling in the water about 50 feet off the shore. It appeared to be in distress, witnesses said...  Read more »

Most of the world’s important commercial fish species have been declining for years. Nearly one-fourth are unable, essentially, to reproduce. The biggest cause of the deterioration in ocean health — bigger than climate change or pollution — is overfishing. American fisheries are in better shape than most but not by much.

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New Brunswick Home News Tribune, NJ - Sep 21, 2008

Tommy Yerves has a knack for spotting brown water in the ocean.  Read more »

NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Marine officials say a 55-foot fin whale has washed ashore in New Jersey after apparently being dead for more than a week.  Read more »

OCEAN CITY, N.J. - August 30, 2008 (WPVI) -- Early morning searches found no medical waste on closed N.J. beaches  Since the preliminary sweeps of the beaches in Avalon and Ocean City on Saturday morning found no medical waste, officials reopened all the beaches. A reverse 911 call went out this morning to residents down there alerting them of the opening.  Read more »

OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP)  -- There's been another beach closing in Cape May County due to medical waste.

But Ocean City officials say the two syringes found on city beaches Thursday aren't related to needles, cotton swabs and other debris that washed up in Avalon earlier this week.

As a precaution, Ocean City is keeping swimmers out of the water at one of its beaches. City business administrator Jim Rutala says the situation should be back to normal by Friday.  Read more »

AVALON, N.J. (AP)  -- Avalon continues to have problems with medical debris washing up on the beach.

For the third time in four days, the Cape May County resort closed beaches Tuesday and public works crews swept the area from 14th to 22nd streets after needles, cotton swabs and other debris were found on the shore.

The problem began over the weekend, forcing some beaches to be closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Officials said they'll decide Wednesday morning if the affected beaches can reopen.  Read more »