REVOCATION OF SHELLFISH BED CLOSURE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
LAND USE MANAGEMENT
Public Notice of Revocation of
Condemnation of Shellfish Beds
Pursuant to statutory authority granted
the Department of Environmental Protection appearing
at N.J.S.A. 13:1B-4 and 58:24-1 et. seq. and because
of degraded water quality resulting from the release
of sewage from a broken main into the waters of Barnegat
Bay in Ocean County, the Department condemned and
prohibited the harvesting of all shellfish from those
State waters previously classified as Approved and
Seasonally Approved in the Barnegat Bay area, specifically:
All waters of Barnegat Bay south
of the Mathis Bridge (Route 37) to a line from the
northernmost point of land on the mainland located
at the northeastern extent of Laurel Boulevard in
Lacey Township bearing 105 degrees T to the cupola
on Island Beach State Park.
As provided for in the aforementioned
prohibition, having determined through sample monitoring
that the waters described above are now safe for the
harvesting of shellfish, I revoke the prohibition
on these waters and return them to their prior classification
effective May 2, 2003.
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