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Monofilament
Fishing Line Recycling 
Discarded
monofilament fishing line can wreak havoc on the marine environment
by entangling, injuring and killing marine birds and aquatic
wildlife. It can also cost boaters thousands of dollars when
it gets caught in boat propellers and other gear.
The New
Jersey Coastal Management Program is partnering with the BoatU.S.
Foundation and the BoatU.S. Angler Program to collect and
recycle monofilament fishing line. The partnership has distributed
collection bins and signs to the following locations:
- Absecon
Boat Ramp, Absecon, NJ
- Atlantic
Highlands Municipal Marina Atlantic Highlands, NJ
- Bahrs
Landing Marina, Highlands, NJ
- Barnegat
Lighthouse State Park, Barnegat Light, NJ
- Bayfront
at Dock and Second in Beach Haven, NJ
- Beach
Haven Yacht Club, Beach Haven
- Belmar
Municipal Marina (View
Photo)
- Cap't
Mikes Marina, Little Egg Harbor, NJ
- Cooper
River/Evans Pond, Haddonfield, NJ (View
Photo)
- Cranberry
Lake, Stanhope, NJ
- D&R
Canal
- Dorset
Dock Reef in Pt Pleasant (View
Photos)
- Driscol
Pond, Haddonfield, NJ (View
Photos)
- Forked
River State Marina, Forked River, NJ
- Gull
Island, Point Pleasant, NJ
- Heritage
Lake Absecon, NJ
- Hopkins
Pond, Haddonfield, NJ (View
Photos)
- Island
Beach State Park
- Jefferson
Lake, Stanhope, NJ
- Kammerman’s
Marina, Atlantic City, NJ
- Kittatinny
Valley State Park, Andover, NJ
- Lake
Musconetcong, Stanhope, NJ
- Leamings
Marine, Waretown, NJ
- Leonardo
State Marina, Leonardo, NJ
- Liberty
State Park Interpretive Center, Jersey City (View
Photos)
- Mantoloking
Bridge, Mantoloking, NJ (View
Photo)
- Miss
Chris Marina, Cape May, NJ
- Morgan
Marina, South Amboy, NJ
- Morrisons
Marina, Beach Haven, NJ
- Pier
47 Marina, Wildwood NJ
- Schooner
Island Marina, Wildwood
- Scott’s
Landing Boat Ramp, Leeds Point, NJ (View
Photos)
- Shark
River Municipal Marina, Neptune, NJ
- South
Harbor Marine, Waretown, NJ
- Spencer's
Bayside Marina, Waretown, NJ
- Stephens
State Park, Hackettstown, NJ
- Patriots
Lake, Galloway, NJ
- Twin
Lights Marina, Highlands, NJ
- Utches
Marina, Cape May, NJ
- Wawayanda
State Park at the Boat Launch and the Boathouse entrance
(View
Photo)
- Wharton
State Forest
The bins
are made of sturdy PVC pipe with an opening near the top in
which to place used fishing line. Hooks, bobbers and other
debris should be removed from the line before placement in
the bin. No other trash or recyclable material should be placed
in these bins. Please discard other material responsibly.
The host
facility collects the material from the bins and ships it
in postage paid boxes to Berkeley Conservation for recycling.
Berkeley will send a replacement shipping box to the host
facility.
All boaters,
fishermen, marina owners and others are encouraged to collect
and recycle used monofilament fishing line in order to keep
it out of the marine environment and help prevent unnecessary
harm to aquatic life and personal watercraft.
All available
bins have been distributed. However, any marina, boat yard
or other facility interested in participating can build a
bin for about $25 worth of PVC pipe. Click
here for the list of necessary materials and specs for
building the bins (pdf). Click
here for the directions for installation (pdf). Once you
have built one or several bins, please contact Tali MacArthur
at tali.macarthur@dep.state.nj.us or 609-633-2201 for information
about obtaining the signs, shipping boxes, and display. After
initial investment in the bin, participation in the recycling
program should not cost the marina any additional funds. The
cost of shipping the material is paid for by the recycler.
But the savings to the environment, wildlife, and boaters
is immeasurable.
For more
information, visit the BoatU.S.
Foundation.
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