High tide:6:29a.m. and 6:54p.m.
Low tide:12:17p.m.
Ocean temp:72°
Sunset:8:30p.m.
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Some Portuguese
man-of-wars washed up on the southern New Jersey shore in the past week,
including ones in Ocean City and Stone Harbor over the weekend.A woman found the animal on an Ocean City beach near the last lifeguard station around 59th Street on Sunday.She put sticks and shells around the man-of-war and labeled it as a warning to others on the beach.The man-of-war can pack a highly
toxic and painful sting that in some cases can be life-threatening. It
has tentacles that can grow as long as 30 feet.Ocean City Fire Chief Chris Bruenig said he believes only one man-of-war washed ashore Sunday."We're not sounding the alarm
yet," he said. "Obviously we're going to monitor the situation and
hopefully it doesn't turn into an epidemic."Beach-goers who find man-of-wars
should not touch them or pick them up, as even dead ones can still
sting. Instead they should notify lifeguards who will dispose of them.Beachgoers also discovered one of the dangerous creatures in Stone Harbor Sunday.The first reported sighting was
last week in Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island and more have been found
throughout southern New Jersey's coastline.Surf City Councilman Peter Hartney says more than two dozen man-of-wars have washed up on his town's beaches.Experts say the species is
typically found in warm water and could have rode Gulf Stream currents
up from Florida, where they are common.
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