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800-Pound Shark Tracks In NJ Waters 800-Pound Shark Tracks In NJ Waters
800-Pound Shark Tracks In NJ Waters An 883-pound shark tracked off the Jersey Shore before dawn Saturday, July 2. Freya, as she was dubbed by shark research group OCEARCH, pinged around 4:30 a.m. several miles out from Toms River, according to the organization's shark tracker. Freya July 2.OCEARCH A "ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data. Freya appears to be making her way north, as she was spotted earlier this week and last along the coasts of Virginia and Maryland. The sub-adult female was first tagged in Onslow Bay in March 2021 and is approximately 11.26 feet long. Freya's n…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dead Seal Recovered On Sandy Hook Beach In Middletown Dead Seal Recovered On Sandy Hook Beach In Middletown
Dead Seal Recovered On Sandy Hook Beach In Middletown The body of a young harbor seal was recovered at Sandy Hook Beach, authorities said.  The dead yearling seal washed up on the beach at the southern end of Plum Island in Middletown about 11:30 a.m. Friday, according to Bob Schoelkopf, director of New Jersey Marine Mammal Stranding Center. Troy Platt, a stranding technician, said the seal's body was too decomposed to conduct a necropsy and determine cause of death. There have been numerous seal sightings along the Jersey Shore this spring, Platt said, because of mild weather and the fact that many gray seal pups are now migrating …

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by Jon Craig