Six Jersey Shore beaches in Atlantic and Cape May counties were placed under swimming advisories on Tuesday after New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection found that water samples taken at them showed high levels of fecal bacteria. Four Atlantic County beaches and two Cape May County beaches were given swimming advisories on Tuesday. The beaches were placed under a swimming advisory, and the water will be tested again on Wednesday. Here Are the Beaches Under a Swimming AdvisoryIn Atlantic County, the ocean beaches are Michigan Avenue, Atlantic City, Arkansas Avenue, Atlantic City, and Virginia Avenue in Atlantic City. A New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection swimming advisory means the initial water test found high levels of fecal bacteria -- Enterococci -- exceeded state standards.