New Jersey residents are being asked to vote for their favorite shore destination in the fifth annual New Jersey Top Ten Beaches poll.

Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 21, people can go to www.njtoptenbeaches.org, vote for their favorite beach, and take a simple, single-question poll on which issue they feel will have the biggest impact on the future of coastal New Jersey.

This year participants can opt to enter a drawing for one of four prize packages that celebrate not only New Jersey’s beaches but other area attractions and activities to enjoy during their next visit to the shore.

The results of the mini-poll and the winners of the prize packages will be announced May 24. Sponsors will be donating merchandise, gift certificates and coupons for restaurants, hotel or bed and breakfast establishments, and amusement pier, theme park, festival, aquarium and winery tour passes, among other items.                                                                                                                  “The New Jersey Top Ten Beach Survey has really become a popular seasonal competition,” said Kim Kosko, director of communications for the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, who, along with Stewart Farrell, professor of marine science at Richard Stockton College and director of its Coastal Research Center, created the survey five years ago to promote stewardship and pride in New Jersey's beaches.