The permit applicant, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, proposed to complete living shoreline activities and marsh restoration at Popular Point in Stafford Township, Ocean County, New Jersey. The living shoreline includes the creation of a dune/beach area and a sill for bank stabilization purposes. The marsh restoration will use dredge material and organic material to fill ditches and low elevation areas to the existing marsh. The purpose and need of the Project is to restore and enhance coastal back bay salt marsh foraging and nesting habitat for priority migratory bird species at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Popular Point by restoring and reestablishing previously existing vegetated marsh habitat and using nature-based design elements to improve resiliency of the restored habitat.