Atlantic Ocean

Flesh-eating bacteria

Flesh-eating bacteria are in warm coastal waters – but it doesn't mean you'll get sick

Latest water tests at Wildwood beaches find fecal bacterial levels back within safe range for swimmers

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Massive freshwater reservoir found off coast of New Jersey

Freshwater Reservoir

Fast tests can help keep beachgoers out of the water when it’s unsafe, and let them back in sooner once the coast is clear

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Great white shark spotted off Atlantic City coast could be scouting location to give birth, experts say

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Live cams stream worsening conditions as Hurricane Florence bears down on Carolinas

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Cape May ferry filmed sinking off coast to expand artificial reef

MV Twin Capes Cape May

Celebrity great white shark Mary Lee goes missing in Atlantic

Shark

Photos: Hurricane Irma devastates Caribbean islands on way to Florida

Environmentalism

'The Perfect Storm' rescue ship to be sunk off Jersey Shore

Turks and Caicos: white sand beaches, coral reefs, and all in a jiffy

Check this out: Ghostly underwater museum, Europe's first, finally completed

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Rare photographs said to support theory that fire, not ice, sunk Titanic

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Elderly woman presumed dead after fall from cruise ship off New Jersey coast

6-story-high wave sets world record for 'significant' height

Coast Guard: 'Good Samaritan' saves 8 from burning boat off Jersey Shore

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Four boogie boarders swept out to sea at Jersey Shore

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Ocean temperature plunges 12 degrees overnight off Atlantic City

Ocean temperatures

Phytoplankton bloom brings turquoise waters to Jersey Shore

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Tiny clinging — and stinging — organism invades Jersey coast

Clinging jellyfish

Great White Shark Mary Lee heading back to Jersey Shore

Mary Lee, a great white shark

Delco man makes history in 58-day row across the Atlantic

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Study: Dolphins can communicate to solve problems

El Niño weakens, but sister act could be on his heels

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