Boaters and boating-related businesses in the region got another rare bit of good news on dredging this month. They’d better knock on wood, preferably that of a boat…In October, boating interests got an unqualified break when fisheries managers lifte…
Cape residents still scrubbing away smelly mud from Jonas
Mike Monichetti said he power-washed the decks behind his Sea Isle City seafood restaurant three times after Winter Storm Jonas and still had clumps of mud sticking to the wood… “Mud is a sign it was a backbay flooding event,” said Michael Kennish, a research professor with the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University. “If you’re living on the bayside, clay and mud are transported all over the streets and houses during these storms. If sand is left behind, it’s a sign the flooding came from the ocean,” Kennish said. Sand, which is silicon dioxide, or quartz, does not have adhesive properties. “You can wash it off,” he said. “It won’t stick.”
Farmers learn benefits of agritourism at Atlantic City convention
South Jersey farms that grow fruits and vegetables can also be marketed as tourism draws, bringing customers to farms and marketing directly to them, according to speakers at this week’s New Jersey Agricultural Convention and Trade Show… The purpose …
More damaging floods happening more often
You’re not imagining things, South Jersey. The tides are getting higher, the flooding is getting worse and the frequency of both is increasing… “What appears to be routine flooding now is a combination of lunar events and the occurrence of storms,” said Michael Kennish, a research professor with the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University. “Those are the primary drivers.”
