March 17, 2012 – Local supporters are trying to flex enough political muscle, in addition to employing their powers of persuasion, to keep open a marine laboratory at Sandy Hook which they see as crucial to the Shore’s environment and thus its economy.
With federal officials still moving toward closing the James J. Howard Marine Laboratory, the advocates are trying to get New Jersey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to negotiate the lab’s future.
One argument they make is the lab’s legacy of distinguished contributions to protecting the Shore environment. Founded in 1961 expressly to study the region’s economically important recreational fishing, the lab has a close relationship with the region’s sport angling and diving communities and science institutions.
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