DEP Expands Recreational Fishing and Boating Advisory to Northern Barnegat Bay
As a public health and safety precaution, the Department of Environmental Protection is advising recreational boaters, anglers and crabbers to temporarily avoid the waters of northern Barnegat Bay, from Barnegat Light to Point Pleasant, and is advising residents not to eat any fish, crustaceans or shellfish from these waters due to potential contamination from pathogens - bacteria and viruses.
For details about the advisory, please see
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/newsrel/2012/12_0137.htm on the DEP website.
