The DEP asks boaters to stay out of 16 ecologically sensitive areas (outlined in blue on the map above) where unique underwater vegetation and shellfish, crabs, fish and shorebirds live. The DEP has a ...

Their Ocean County Clam Trail map of four subtrails ... You can see and touch the shells of Barnegat Bay’s edible shellfish and baby clam “seeds” — which grow from larvae the size of a ...

Have fun this weekend, but keep the environment in mind if you're out boating in Barnegat Bay. To help you steer clear of sensitive areas, the Department of Environmental Protection released an ...

The Star-Ledger file photoA 2007 photo of Barnegat Bay, where more development and industry has come to the water's edge. BARNEGAT -- The Barnegat Bay is rapidly changing, but the people who rely ...

You can stalk wildly decorated 5.5-foot-high clams along the Clam Trail, hold baby clams in your hand, learn about their "secret lives" and appreciate their role in protecting Barnegat Bay.

Oysters once thrived in Barnegat Bay but over harvesting, pollution and a number of other factors decimated the bivalve population. However, there are signs of hope Skip to Article ...

Steve Camburn, 39, of Ocean Township, clams July 7 on the Barnegat Bay. After two hours on the bay, he pulled in only 125 clams. 'It’s pitiful, and I tried three different spots where I always ...

The Barnegat Bay watershed is 660 square miles and covers most of Ocean County. Fertilizers, debris and other pollutants have left the bay unhealthy and degraded habitats for shellfish.