Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Swimming advisory issued for Prime Hook Beach

A recreational water advisory has been issued for Prime Hook Beach as an influx of migrating shorebirds has raised bacteria counts. Droppings left by shorebirds visiting the Delaware Bay coast to feast on horseshoe crab eggs contain the same fecal-indicator bacteria, enterococcus bacteria, used to test recreational water quality, the advisory states. Increased rainfall can cause the bacteria to wash into near-shor...
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