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Phase Two: Moving Science into Action

Reduction of Pollutants - Clean Marinas Program

The Clean Marinas Program encourages marina owners, yacht clubs, boatyards, and boaters to adopt practices that help prevent adverse impacts to water quality, sensitive habitats, and living resources in proximity to marinas. The Clean Marinas Program helps prevent harmful environmental practices in Barnegat Bay and throughout the state through education and outreach to boaters and marina owners. The program provides assistance and guidance to reduce the sources and impacts of nonpoint source pollution, including sewage facility management, fueling operations, fish and solid waste management, and boat cleaning. This helps to protect critical habitat areas that are home to a variety of species including algae, plankton, shellfish, and finfish.

Participation in the Clean Marinas Program demonstrates a commitment to environmental stewardship. Certified clean marinas may display the Clean Marinas Program logo on their letterhead and advertising, fly a clean marina burgee from their property, and receive recognition by the Clean Marinas Program in publications, on the official NJ Clean Marinas website, and at public events.

  • Actions: Actively encourage more marinas to participate in the Clean Marinas Program
  • Lead: DEP – Office of Coastal and Land Use Planning
  • Partners: NJ Sea Grant Consortium, Barnegat Bay Partnership, Jacques Cousteau National Estuary Research Reserve, Manasquan River Watershed Association, Marine Trades Association of New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Transportation - Office of Maritime Resources, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

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