On this chilly weekend with temperatures in the 50s and low 60s, the Piping Plovers decided it was time to start a family. Around the coastal ocean beaches of Sandy Hook, located downstream from New York City,  were several nest sites. In addition, several pairs of plovers were nesting at Breezy Point, located across the bay in the borough of Queens.   Read more »

A day after brisk northerly winds battered the coast around Lower New York Bay, I came across my first live Horseshoe Crab sighting of the year. It was a good-sized, male horseshoe crab found right at the high tide line as I walked near the tip of Sandy Hook early this morning. 
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NOAA heard our cry for fisheries management data that is based upon sound science and angler input. Not just another acronym that anglers need to know, but the Marine Recreational Information Program is something we all need to acknowledge and be a part of.  Read more »

Monday was hot around Lower New York Bay. My car thermometer recorded a high temperatureof 85 degrees Fahrenheit.  Yet, it's onlythe middle of April, but it felt like a classic summer day. 
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