Green Boating Practices for Barnegat Bay’s Ecologically Sensitive Areas Point Pleasant Ecologically Sensitive Areas are locations where unique Beach wildlife and submerged aquatic vegetation, such as eel rs88 Point Forge Bay Pond Pleasant Head grass, is found. These areas provide shelter and feeding Park grounds for numerous fish and wildlife, including Brick shellfish, crabs, fish and shorebirds. Mantoloking Take these actions to help keep the IJ549 Bay vibrant and healthy: Toms River 1 NW • Maintain 100’ distance (approximately six car Cattus Point Island Island lengths) from natural shorelines, Bay islands 571 IJ Mosquito and sensitive ecological areas. Lavallette Cove rs37 • Do not chase, harass or disturb nesting birds Seaside Island Heights Heights and other animals with your vessel. Pine Beachwood Beach Ocean Seaside Gate Park • Buoy mooring chains and lines to prevent Good Luck Point ¤£ them from scraping on the Bay bottom. 9 Berkeley • Use pump-out boats and facilities to discharge wastewater from holding tanks. Cedar Island Creek Beach Park • Reduce throttle to “no wake” speed when close North to a shoreline or in small rivers to help prevent erosion. Lacey • Do not operate in shallow water where your Island prop or pump intake can stir up bottom Beach sediments and destroy aquatic plants. South Ocean • Reduce air pollution by cutting your engine and not idling in open water. Sedge Islands Barnegat Light Barnegat Light Barnegat Long Beach North Long Beach MANAHAWKIN Forsythe WMA North Harvey Cedars MANAHAWKIN WMA Long Forsythe Beach South Surf City Eagleswood Ship ¤£ Bottom 9 Legend Ship Channel Bottom Intracoastal Waterway Little Egg Harbor Boat Scars Rivers & Streams Egg Municipal Boundary Island County Boundary Long Long Barnegat Bay Watershed Mgmt. Area Beach Beach 1 Ecologically Sensitive Area NJDEP LU / LC - Urban Tuckerton Long Subaquatic V egetation D ensity Beach 2 High Medium Low Long New Jersey Open Space Beach 3 Beach State Open Space Haven Natural Lands Trust Open Space County & Municipal Open Space Nonprofit Open Space Story Islands Federal Lands USFWS - Edwin B. Forsythe GREAT BAY East BOULEVARD Military WMA Story Islands Long West Beach Long Beach South To learn more about the Governor’s Action Plan for Barnegat Bay go to: www.barnegatbay.nj.gov This map was designed for informational purposes only and should not be used for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes..