The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has filed a complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief in U.S. District Court in an effort to halt Rutgers University’s seismic survey, currently underway in the ocean approximately 15 to 50 miles southeast of Barnegat Inlet....

...In addition to the state, New Jersey lawmakers such as Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6th) and Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker voiced their disapproval, as did the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, the Recreational Fishing Alliance, the Jersey Coast Anglers Association, the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance and Clean Ocean Action.

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