American Littoral Society
Protecting the Coast through Education, Conservation and Advocacy
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The American Littoral Society promotes the study and conservation of marine life and habitat, protects the coast from harm, and empowers others to do the same.
Since 1961 we have empowered people to care for the coast through advocacy, conservation, and education. We not only provide a voice for the coast, but also give concerned citizens the knowledge and tools they need to raise their voices with us. When we restore habitat, our objective is not only to restore a dune or rebuild an oyster reef, but also to motivate people to invest “sweat equity” into a piece of the coast, take ownership and become committed stewards. When we educate, we don’t merely provide books, CDs, or handouts. We lead students young and old into the water to get their feet wet and their hands muddy. Sitting at a computer or reading a book, people may develop an interest in the coast; standing knee deep in sea foam with sand between their toes, they will develop a passion for the coast. |
Littoral Spotlight
Cape Ann Whale Watch Weekend
Thursday thru Sunday
August 5 - 8
Gloucester, MA
$595 (per person)
* All participants must be vaccinated
Join the Littoral Society for a nature-packed extended weekend in Gloucester, MA. Cost includes three nights lodging (double occupancy), ½-day whale watch boat, Lobster dinner at Gloucester House, evening cruise on the Essex River, ½-day canoeing on the Ipswich River, plus scenic hike along shore at Halibut Point.
For more info and reservations call 718-474-0896 or e-mail: don@littoralsociety.org.
August 5 - 8
Gloucester, MA
$595 (per person)
* All participants must be vaccinated
Join the Littoral Society for a nature-packed extended weekend in Gloucester, MA. Cost includes three nights lodging (double occupancy), ½-day whale watch boat, Lobster dinner at Gloucester House, evening cruise on the Essex River, ½-day canoeing on the Ipswich River, plus scenic hike along shore at Halibut Point.
For more info and reservations call 718-474-0896 or e-mail: don@littoralsociety.org.
Event Spotlight:
6th Annual Parade of Boats
Thursday, July 29
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Wildwood Avenue Pier
Ocean Gate, NJ
Free
Please join the American Littoral Society for our annual Parade of Boats to escort oyster babies to our reef site off Good Luck Point in Barnegat Bay.
Everyone is invited to join us on Wildwood Avenue Pier and anyone with a boat can join the parade.
Those who attend will get to look at oyster larvae growing on shell in our on-site spat tank, as well as learn about the life cycle of oysters, their history in New Jersey waters, and why our bays and estuaries benefit from their restoration.
The spat tank (aka our oyster nursery) and reef are part of Operation Oyster, a Littoral Society project aimed at putting oysters back into New Jersey's bays and tidal estuaries. Decades of pollution, accelerated by rampant development, have decimated New Jersey's natural oyster population. Oysters help keep water clean and and oyster reefs help protect the coastline. They are nature's water filters, each one is able to clean up to 50 gallons of water a day. Oyster reefs also serve as speed bumps for waves during storms.
Other partners in the Barnegat Bay project include Jenkinson’s Aquarium, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Stockton University, ReClam the Bay, Monmouth University, Parsons Mariculture, and the Barnegat Bay Partnership. The Littoral Society’s Operation Oyster initiative also involves work in the Delaware Bay and New Jersey’s Two Rivers area, as well as the “Shuck It, Don’t Chuck It” shell recycling program.
For more information or to Join the parade, contact Capt. Al Modjeski at 732-291-0055 or alek@littoralsociety.org.
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Wildwood Avenue Pier
Ocean Gate, NJ
Free
Please join the American Littoral Society for our annual Parade of Boats to escort oyster babies to our reef site off Good Luck Point in Barnegat Bay.
Everyone is invited to join us on Wildwood Avenue Pier and anyone with a boat can join the parade.
Those who attend will get to look at oyster larvae growing on shell in our on-site spat tank, as well as learn about the life cycle of oysters, their history in New Jersey waters, and why our bays and estuaries benefit from their restoration.
The spat tank (aka our oyster nursery) and reef are part of Operation Oyster, a Littoral Society project aimed at putting oysters back into New Jersey's bays and tidal estuaries. Decades of pollution, accelerated by rampant development, have decimated New Jersey's natural oyster population. Oysters help keep water clean and and oyster reefs help protect the coastline. They are nature's water filters, each one is able to clean up to 50 gallons of water a day. Oyster reefs also serve as speed bumps for waves during storms.
Other partners in the Barnegat Bay project include Jenkinson’s Aquarium, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Stockton University, ReClam the Bay, Monmouth University, Parsons Mariculture, and the Barnegat Bay Partnership. The Littoral Society’s Operation Oyster initiative also involves work in the Delaware Bay and New Jersey’s Two Rivers area, as well as the “Shuck It, Don’t Chuck It” shell recycling program.
For more information or to Join the parade, contact Capt. Al Modjeski at 732-291-0055 or alek@littoralsociety.org.
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