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Monster Sandbar Dangerous To Fishing Industry Looms In Manasquan Inlet, Congressman Says Monster Sandbar Dangerous To Fishing Industry Looms In Manasquan Inlet, Congressman Says
Monster Sandbar Dangerous To Fishing Industry Looms In Manasquan Inlet, Congressman Says Federal officials have agreed to inspect a rising sandbar that threatens commercial fishing and other navigation in Manasquan Inlet. The Army Corps of Engineers will return to the Manasquan Inlet next week to assess the large and potentially dangerous sandbar that has developed in the busy waterway, according to Congressman Chris Smith, a Republican from Manchester. Smith said that the “shifting sands in the Inlet are not new, but this oversized low-tide sandbar in the inlet has not been seen in our lives.” “The Corps’ new survey now scheduled for next week will help them better evaluate t…

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