Meet 14 creatures you might encounter along N.J. beaches

People visit the Jersey Shore for many reasons: to lay out on the beach, catch a few good waves, walk on the boardwalk, ride a roller coaster or two, dine on some great seafood. But have you ever been relaxing in your beach chair, gazing out beyond the waves, and wondered what exactly is out there in the ocean? Oceans provide approximately 99 percent of the living space on earth, and marine organisms produce much of the oxygen we breathe. There are more than 230,000 documented marine species — experts estimate there are about two million more that have yet to be documented. They range in size ...