Clean Ocean Advocate, May 2008

The monthly Clean Ocean Advocate newsletter informs citizens about critical ocean pollution issues, important meeting dates, proposed legislation, special events, and other notes of interest. Articles in this issue include: Our COAlition featuring Participating Organizations; Citizens Rally Against Big Oil & Blast NY & CT for Threatening the Ocean: Action Campaign Launched to Stop Offshore LNG Ports; Beach Protection Moves Forward; Early Season Fish Kills & Algal Bloom; Bayshore Dredging Plan Draft Released; Take Action Toady to Save NJ's Parks; record Breaking Results: 2007 Beach Sweeps; and Sea Scenes: Suzette O'Brien & Gourmet Picnic. Also included are a listing of events, a staff announcement and a flyer about the Flounder Tournament and beach sweeps.Clean Ocean Action (COA) is a broad-based coalition of over 150 business, community, conservation, environmental, fishing, boating, diving, student, surfing, women's, and service groups. These "Ocean Wavemakers" work to clean up and protect the waters of the New York Bight (the area of water from Cape May, New Jersey, to Montauk Point, New York, and out to the edge of the outer continental shelf). The groups came together in 1984 to investigate sources, effects, and solutions of ocean pollution.Purpose: To inform citizens about critical ocean pollution issues, proposed legislation, important Clean Ocean Action meeting dates, special events, and other notes of interest