Division of Water Monitoring, Standards and Pesticide Control

• Bureau of Freshwater and Biological Monitoring
• Bureau of Environmental Analysis, Restoration and Standards

Coastal Waters

• Coastal water quality information (datasets and multimedia presentations) are available at the Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• Information on coastal water quality and information on estuaries is available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds.

Shellfish

• Information on shellfish safety and shellfish sanitation programs in other states and nationwide can be found through the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference.
• USEPA Shellfish Protection.
• The Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL) is published monthly for the information and use by food control officials, seafood industry and other interested persons. The shippers listed have been certified by regulatory authorities in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Mexico under the uniform sanitation requirements of the National Shellfish Program.

Other Helpful Links:

• New Jersey Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) General Information
• New Jersey’s Bathing Beaches
• NJ State Police, Marine Services Bureau
• Division of Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Shellfisheries
• Division of Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Marine Fisheries
• Division of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Licenses and Permits
• US Environmental Protection Agency, Recreational Boater’s Guide to Vessel Sewage
• NJ Aquaculture
• NJ Department of Agriculture
• NJ Department of Health
• USFDA