Jay Mann, BA, MA

Jay Mann was born in Pittsburgh, PA, but has resided on Long Beach Island since 1960. He has degrees in English and Science and has been a Barnegat Bayman (clamming) for over 30 years. He was the Owner/Partner of J&M Underwater Salvage, in Honolulu, throughout the 1970s and has treasure dove in many countries and surfed throughout the world.

He wrote for assorted Hawaii news and entertainment publications throughout the 1970s and part of the 1980s. He began staff writing for The SandPaper weekly publication, Long Beach Island, in 1987. He is currently managing editor since 1995. He has five decades of column writing experience in surfing, nature, entertainment, angling, health, and fitness.

He has also partnered with meteorologist Jim Eberwhine to create current seasonal rip current reports/forecasts for the National Weather Service. He is an environmentalist and ecologist dedicated to reporting on issues regarding the NJ Pinelands and Jersey Shore, including climate change, over-development, and the health of the marine environment.

He is a board member with Alliance for a Living Ocean, Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic, Coastal Volunteers in Medicine, and Eucharistic minister at St. Francis Parrish, since 1988.