Raritan Bay and all Surrounding waters Contaminated

[overbite]

As if the waters were not bad enough with pollutants already. Tons and Millions of gallons of Raw Sewage, Fuels,& Many Chemicals are being added daily. from NY and NJ. Its reported that its so toxic if you come into contact it must be washed right away soap and water. along with anything else that comes in contact with it. The NY subway system has added its own brew. Sewerage plants will be pumping directly into the waters. NY alone will amount in the billions of gallons.
And all this goes down the coast line. or settles locally. No Surf shoreline fishing this year for me.  Bill

[Takes Prizoners]

I saw a reccent picture of manasquan inlet. water never looked cleaner. lol, but thats a pretty good distance away

[Andys Delight]

I saw a reccent picture of manasquan inlet. water never looked cleaner. lol, but thats a pretty good distance away

I also saw what overbite is referring to.  There's over 300k gallons of diesel fuel, sewage from NY harbor and all Raritan Bay surrounding towns on NY/NJ side.  They're advising to disinfect anything that touches the water. 

[bugmannj]

  there goes striper fishing this year.

[Takes Prizoners]

is there an official advisory?

[BigAl13]

You have all seen the pictures of my house at this point that brown mud on my floor is sewage

[Hotrod]

 

[IrishAyes]

Found this.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/officials_avoid_contact_with_w.html

[Ms Fish]

Great.... just freeking great.... its gonna be a long time guys...a long time...

[Hunter 2]

Road trip!!

Floridas sounds nice

[Still Running]

Road trip!!

Floridas sounds nice

When we going?

[Ms Fish]

Road trip!!

Floridas sounds nice

When we going?

Im in! My brother lives in Mirimar... small place but we can cram in!!!! Free room and board, sweet built in pool, beach 15 mins away, fishing on HB's bout 30 depending on traffic. We leave before the suns comes up so we dont hit any!!!! The Flamingo!! That is actually me taking her in through the inlet...it ws sooo cool!!! 

[Joeya78]

I caught bass and tog yesterday and the fish were clean as could be. The ocean also looked ok off the coast from belmar north, a few logs but not much else in the water. The back of the raritan I would be a little more cautious.

[BigAl13]

Not as much the outside of the fish but what they have eaten, Be careful 

[overbite]

The advisory also said wash every thing that comes in contact with the waters listed. I would think fish are included. but how do you wash out the insides 
Its bacteria, Raw Sewerage, Many Chemicals Washed into the waters.Some by accident some by    besides fuels.  I do not eat any fish from The Raritan waters, Before and now Never. The bottom and beaches will absorb much and be present for many years. as If what was there in the Past has left.  Its not worth it. 

[Ms Fish]

I do not eat any fish from The Raritan waters, Before and now Never. The bottom and beaches will absorb much and be present for many years. as If what was there in the Past has left.  Its not worth it. 

I have OB... and will again, hopefully sooner than later! 

[overbite]

I do not eat any fish from The Raritan waters, Before and now Never. The bottom and beaches will absorb much and be present for many years. as If what was there in the Past has left.  Its not worth it. 

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I have OB... and will again, hopefully sooner than later! 

I hope you are right but in years past it was a disaster. that took many years to repair. When the New York Blight . Raritan system. including out front.and along the beaches.
The stuff being Dumped, Spilled, Deposited, this time is by far the worst. Think beyond just the Bay its self. and think of Author Kill and beyond Chemical ally in the refinery and chemical plants. Sewage plants. Not to mention mercury and arsenic, lead. deposits on the bottom that has been stirred up. Its a cocktail that will take more then simple tide changes to fix. It was bad enough before but Now  its worst.  OB Bill 
 

[Ms Fish]

I hope you are right but in years past it was a disaster. that took many years to repair. When the New York Blight . Raritan system. including out front.and along the beaches.
The stuff being Dumped, Spilled, Deposited, this time is by far the worst. Think beyond just the Bay its self. and think of Author Kill and beyond Chemical ally in the refinery and chemical plants. Sewage plants. Not to mention mercury and arsenic, lead. deposits on the bottom that has been stirred up. Its a cocktail that will take more then simple tide changes to fix. It was bad enough before but Now  its worst.  OB Bill 
 

Well, I can only hope that things get better and soon in the RB and surrounding waters. Not just for the recreational fisherman, but for all the commercial fishermen too!!! We shall see... 

[BigAl13]

It is what it is diesel fuel is a very light oil and will dissipate pretty well, and the have secured over 100,000 gals of the 300,000 gals that spilled, the sewage well  some of the plants are saying it was treated some of them  . But for sure it will be some time before its back to normal again. The bottom has been stired up but it will settle rather quickly with lead and mercury being more dense than water, arsenic?? its always been there before 2003 when it was banned, arsenic was commonly used in pressure treated wood, so all; pilings, bulk heads, docks, walk ways, that were installed pre 2003, more than likely contain
As.

[Andys Delight]

It is what it is diesel fuel is a very light oil and will dissipate pretty well, and the have secured over 100,000 gals of the 300,000 gals that spilled, the sewage well  some of the plants are saying it was treated some of them  . But for sure it will be some time before its back to normal again. The bottom has been stired up but it will settle rather quickly with lead and mercury being more dense than water, arsenic?? its always been there before 2003 when it was banned, arsenic was commonly used in pressure treated wood, so all; pilings, bulk heads, docks, walk ways, that were installed pre 2003, more than likely contain
As.

Diesel fuel, treated sewage, UNTREATED sewage, lead, mercury, ARSENIC, mmmmmmmmmmmmm arrrrghhhhhhhh yuuuuuuummmmmmmmm