Local Scientists Find Invasive Species On Jersey Beaches

Local Scientists Find Invasive Species On Jersey Beaches

WEST LONG BRANCH – An invasive species that originates from Europe has now found a new home at the Jersey Shore.   Student and faculty researchers at Monmouth University discovered the Actinia equina, also known as the beadlet anemone, on a half-dozen beaches from Long Branch to Manasquan in Monmouth County. The species is native to the rocky coastlines of the British Isles and northern Europe, officials said.   “We don’t really have the kind of…