Pretty cool that this dolphin made his way all the way up the South River into Old Bridge, hopefully he can find his way back..
Dolphin spotted in Old Bridge, NJ
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They are pretty smart so it should be able to get out. Officals are on the scene in case it needs to be rescued.
I'm coming down with my fishing pole. They taste just like Tuna...
It probably swam up the river to get away from that great white swimming off the coast last month.
I hope a dentist doesn't hunt it.
I hope a dentist doesn't hunt it.
Fun facts - there was a (relatively minor) shark attack at Sandy Hook yesterday afternoon and as of this morning marine units are still searching for a missing swimmer.
Dr. June Reinisch, Who used to teach child Psychology at RU and is head of the Kinsey Institute, used to train the dolphins for the TV show "Flipper."
If it had made a right continuing up the Raritan, instead of a left into Shark River, it would have ended up outside the stadium
I've decided to name it cecil, now its off limits to you hunter types
Seeing the subject line, I assumed that someone bumped into Mercury Morris or Larry Csonka at a local watering hole.
Nope 1916. During WWI. A thought was that sharks had acquired a taste for humans during the war, feasting on sailors from sinking ships. It was also the inspiration for Jaws. Some believe it was a Great White (Matawan creek might have had more salinity then), but I believe it was a Bull Shark because they can swim (easily) into fresh water. (A bull shark was once caught in the Mississippi River...in Illinois!)
Right. There's a picture of the alleged shark, as caught at the mouth of Matawan Creek just after the attacks. Assuming the shark in the picture is the same shark that "allegedly injured some bathers", it's not a great white.
There has been a lot of marine animal activity in the area this year, dolphins, seals and whales, more than I've seen in my years in the area. I think there was a shark scare a few days ago in Monmouth Beach.
I read it too, very good book and if anyone loves Jersey Shore history I highly recommend it:
http://www.amazon.com/Close-Shore-Terrifying-Shark-Attacks/dp/0767904141
The description of the book says that the attacks happened "11 miles inland".
That's ridiculously untrue.
It's pretty well documented the attacks happen in Matawan Creek, what is exactly is ridiculously untrue about that?
Close to Shore is a great book. Here is a map of the Shark attacks https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zeYrSlhVJU8I.k--zaGIdSNgU&hl=en
Because there's nothing about Matawan Creek that's 11 miles inland.
WNJ says in their write-up that Matawan is "11 miles inland from the open ocean", which is technically true but not terribly relevant since the shark didn't walk through Middletown to get there.
The spot in Matawan Creek where the attacks occurred is only about a mile from the water (Raritan Bay).
If you traveled by water to get to Matawan Creek from the Atlantic ocean, how miles would it be? That's what they mean "11 miles inward".
They didn't say "inward" - they said "inland". That word only has one meaning and Matawan Creek doesn't fit it.
