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In this July 25, 2019 photo, Christine Thompson, an assistant professor at Stockton University, looks through bags of young oysters growing on whelk shells as part of an oyster restoration program being done by the American Littoral Society in Ocean Gate, N.J. People involved in similar oyster projects around the world say that in addition to helping clean water and stabilize shorelines, the projects provide a way to let volunteers help the environment in a tangible, easily understandable way. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Oyster seeding: A ‘tangible, physical’ way to help the water

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This Feb. 5, 2019 photo shows boulders leading down to the beach in Deal, N.J. on a street end that the town plans to give up to a private property owner. Beach access advocates fear a popular spot for surfers, fishermen and others to get onto the sand will be blocked off, but the town insists that won't be the case. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Bad Deal? Suit fears shore towns closing beach access points

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

In this June 2, 2017 photo, a volunteer &quot;oyster wrangler&quot; with the American Littoral Society prepares to load bags of shells onto a boat in Red Bank, N.J. The group is hanging the shell bags off the docks of participating homeowners along the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers to see if any oysters remain in the waterways in which they once were plentiful. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

‘Oyster wranglers’ scout rivers for signs of shellfish life

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This Jan. 30, 2014 photo shows waves breaking beyond an ocean jetty in Belmar, N.J. Nine New Jersey environmental groups are asking the state to do more to lessen the amount of pollutants that enter the state's waterways due to storm runoff. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Groups ask NJ to toughen rules on storm pollution

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press