Comprehensive Plan of Action Item #10
Reduce Water Craft Impacts

Boats and personal water craft can harm the Bay by damaging submerged aquatic vegetation and disrupting aquatic habitats. Designation of a Conservation Zone, similar to the one at Island Beach State Park, can reduce such impacts.

The DEP will review existing research that identifies the locations of these sensitive areas to evaluate the establishment of another Conservation Zone. This would involve the development of a conservation plan that excludes personal water craft and prevents commercial use of resources from ecologically sensitive areas. Upon plan review and approval by the Tidelands Resource Council, the title and management of such waterways would be turned over to the DEP. When established, this would be the second such zone in the state.

For more information, contact: Rich Boornazian, Administrator, Green Acres, 609-984-0508, Terry Caruso, Green Acres, 609-984-0508 or Kerry Kirk Pflugh, Manager, Constituent Relations, Office of Communications, 609-633-7242.