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Absurd Items, Fewer Plastic Bags Found On NJ Beaches By Volunteers In 2023 Absurd Items, Fewer Plastic Bags Found On NJ Beaches By Volunteers In 2023
Absurd Items, Fewer Plastic Bags Found On NJ Beaches By Volunteers In 2023 Volunteers cleaning New Jersey's beaches in 2023 found hundreds of thousands of pieces of debris, from typical garbage to some very strange items. The environmental nonprofit group Clean Ocean Action (COA) released its 2023 Annual Beach Sweeps Report on Thursday, Apr. 4. The report shows data about the litter found on the Garden State's beaches by COA's 3,664 volunteers. COA noted that there were about 60 percent fewer volunteers during the 2023 sweeps due to bad weather. To make it consistent with previous years, 2023 data was also shown as an estimate of items removed per volunteer. The …

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Plastic From Bottled Water Entangles Seal In Beach Haven Plastic From Bottled Water Entangles Seal In Beach Haven
Plastic From Bottled Water Entangles Seal In Beach Haven A Jersey Shore animal rehabilitation center rescued a baby seal tangled up in plastic wrapping from a case of bottled water. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) said the female grey seal was found on the shore in Beach Haven at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15. The pup was brought to MMSC's facility in Brigantine, and the plastic packaging was removed. The center's veterinarian examined the baby seal and found that the plastic had not cut into her neck. The pup was thin, lethargic, and suffered from gastrointestinal issues. The female seal was underweight at 38.2 pounds. She was…

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by Chris Spiker