6 Beautiful Photos of The Jersey Shore's 'Tropical' Ocean Waters: Patch PM

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Beautiful Photos of Jersey Shore's 'Tropical' Ocean Water

These are all real photos taken at various spots along the Jersey Shore, documenting the tropical-looking Caribbean color of the Atlantic Ocean this week. Thanks to phytoplankton, the water is especially tropical-looking in South Jersey. See the beautiful pics here, and pretend for a few minutes you're in the Bahamas. >>> Read more on Patch.

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