Bayshore Waterfront Park Seine-Net Beach Program

Monmouth County Park System is holding its “Seining Along Sandy Hook Bay” program at Bayshore Waterfront Park in Port Monmouth on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through August 21, according to the county activities page. The free event runs from 11 a.m. to noon at 719 Port Monmouth Road and invites visitors to help pull a long seine net along the edge of Sandy Hook Bay to see what marine life turns up. The county says participants can expect fish, crabs and other sea creatures. The program is weather permitting, and the county’s page says the Monday, August 3 session was canceled because of inclement weather. ### What exactly happens during the program? The county describes the event as a hands-on nature program built around a seine net, a long net that is pulled through shallow water near shore. At Bayshore Waterfront Park, participants meet on the beach near the parking lot and help draw the net toward the edge of Sandy Hook Bay, according to Monmouth County’s event listing. Patch’s Monmouth County parks roundup described the same activity as a way to “discover a variety of fish, crabs and other sea creatures” during the beach program. (monmouthcountyparks.com) A Monmouth ResourceNet listing says park system naturalists lead the sessions and that no registration is needed. ### When can people go, and did the schedule change? Monmouth County’s activities page lists the program on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from June 22 through August 21, from 11 a.m. to noon. (monmouthcountyparks.com) The county calendar also shows individual August dates, including Monday, August 3, and the Visit Monmouth calendar lists a Friday, August 7 session at the same time. The county page says the August 3 program was canceled because of inclement weather. (patch.com) That notice matters because the event is explicitly weather permitting, and organizers say the program will not run during bad weather. ### Who can take part, and what are the rules? Monmouth County says the event is open to all ages, with anyone under 18 required to attend with an adult. The county also says parents or guardians must stay with and supervise their children during the program. (monmouthcountyparks.com) Closed-toe shoes are required, according to both the county and Patch listings. Organizers also say there is no swimming during the event and describe the program as designed for individuals and families. (monmouthcountyparks.com) ### Where is Bayshore Waterfront Park, and why is that site used? Bayshore Waterfront Park is a 229-acre county park in Port Monmouth next to Monmouth Cove Marina, according to the Monmouth County Park System. (monmouthcountyparks.com) The park includes a mile of beach, tidal creeks, salt marshes, dunes and views across Sandy Hook Bay, the county says. The park system’s description says the site offers direct access to bay shoreline, which is where participants meet for the seining program. (patch.com) The same county page identifies the park as home to the Bayshore Waterfront Park Activity Center in the historic Seabrook-Wilson House. ### How can families check the next session? Visit Monmouth’s event calendar lists upcoming sessions individually, including the August 7 program from 11 a.m. to noon. (monmouthcountyparks.com) Monmouth County’s activities page also carries the standing schedule and any cancellation notice, including the weather cancellation posted for August 3. Groups that want to reserve a date can call 732-872-7369, according to the county activities page. (monmouthcountyparks.com) For everyone else, the next listed sessions continue at Bayshore Waterfront Park through August 21, with the county saying the event remains free and weather permitting. (monmouthcountyparks.com)