JERSEY’S JEWELThe bay’s watershed contributes more than $4 billion a yearto the New Jersey economy and supports more than 60,000jobs. Can we afford not to fix it? A5

JELLYFISH HUNTERSSea nettles are thriving in Barnegat Bay’sdegraded waters, feeding at the base ofthe bay’s food chain. A4

OUR REPORT CARDIn 2010, Gov. Chris Christie’s administrationdevised a 10-point plan to save the bay frompollution. How well has it worked? A6

The heart of the Shore’s economy may be foundering faster than anyone expected. Four years after a landmark plan was enacted to

protect the bay from pollution, we look at what has worked — and why the bay is still failing. The story begins on A3.

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