In each of the six Long Beach Island municipalities, officials continue to meet with heads of beach patrols to make decisions about capacity limitations and social distancing measures, a day after Gov. Murphy said the Jersey Shore would be open for Memorial Day weekend. The governor left details about what beach layout and accessibility would look like to municipal officials, saying public beaches could not become defacto private beaches in an effort to maintain social distancing. 

“All visitors must have the ability to enjoy our state’s greatest natural resource.