Coastal new jersey, nj

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Mystery Spill; Coastal New Jersey, NJ.
Coastal New Jersey, NJ.
1. The SSC was notified of the initial impacts on Tuesday afternoon. It was reported as scattered tarballs along a 10 -- 12 mile stretch of the NJ ocean beaches from Manisquan Inlet to Seaside Heights. The SSC recommended that overflights and SCAT patrols look on the inside of the coastal inlets, as oil might have migrated inside the bay areas on incoming flood tides. Cleanup recommendations and bird recovery and rehabilitation strategies were also discussed. The NOAA Damage Assessment Coordinator was also notified. The NMFS noted that a number of seals (Harbor, harp, hooded, and grey) may be in the area. So far there have been about 20 birds affected (both dead and for rehab). Species include cormorants, ganets, seagulls, and red-throated loons. Manual cleanup operations were underway. With the impending storm cleanup efforts were focused on removal of the gross oil (larger tarballs and [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 OIL.
3. POSITION 40.199N 074.007W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1149: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1149