Clean Ocean Action

Remi, a black Labrador mix is a scent-detection dog who, with her power to sniff out human waste, has helped improve the water quality of Barnegat Bay.

Clean Ocean Action's 36th Annual Fall Beach Sweeps is October 23rd and volunteers are still needed.

Every year the non-profit organization Clean Ocean Action in Long Branch, NJ, conducts multiple "beach sweeps" up and down the Jersey coastline, to keep our Jersey Shore beaches clean. Of all the pieces of garbage collected each time, plastic is among the top offenders, including plastic bags.

Among the other findings that made Clean Ocean Action's "Roster of the Ridiculous" were a kitty litter scoop, cocktail shaker, AirPods, a foam Halloween tombstone, and a New Year's Eve party hat.

While many municipalities in the Garden State have tackled the issue on their own, a proposed law introduced recently would implement a statewide ban on the intentional release of balloons into the sky.

The 2nd Annual Rally for the Rivers Eco-Fest is an Environmental Celebration of the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers on World Oceans Day

The non-profit organization Clean Ocean Action is encouraging Jersey Shore residents to join them in rallying against the NESE Project which proposes expanding a methane gas pipeline to New York by cutting through New Jersey.

Almost a half a million pieces of trash were picked up at the Jersey Shore last year.

If signed into law, the fee would begin October 1.

We'll be back on the beach in a matter of months. It's the offseason when the real magic happens on the sand. That's when dedicated staffers and volunteers clean our beaches. You'll be amazed what they've found.

Enjoying a fountain soda from a beachfront grill at the Jersey Shore, or releasing a balloon into the air at a wedding or charity event, can be deadly...to marine life, that is.

In 2014, 315,000 items were cleaned from New Jersey beaches by volunteers from Clean Ocean Action.