I'm trying to keep the tone here positive, but there are some things that bear discussing......

The beach access in Monmouth and Ocean counties, will never be the same.(Cape May and Atlantic Counties may be affected as well, but IMO they were not hit as hard therefore access may not be as affected there, JMO)

I know some may think that's a pretty strong statement, and may disagree.
They point to the Public Trust Doctrine
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...trust+doctrine

as I have, on occasion, and may infer that the recent DEP rulings which delineate how access must be dealt with, are sufficient to represent the fishermen.

It's my strong feeling that although billions in federal dollars will be used to replenish the beaches, somehow fishermen will not have the same access that they had before.


This also goes for Long Island, Brooklyn, And Staten Island.