Saw Black fin in 3 feet of water north of Swim Beach in Barnegat

[sparkydlr]

Did anyone hear of reports of Dolphin or Shark sighting in Barnegat Bay?

[tjd24]

There are dolphins around Coney Island, Sandy Hook and into Raritan Bay. I don't think it's a stretch to expect that they'd be in Barnegat Bay too.

[atcojg]

I've seen dolphin in Barnegat Inlet before

[foggy notion]

Several years ago while fishing for winter flounder in upper Barnegat Bay, my nephew and I saw a black fin break the water's surface south of the Manalokin bridge, swim about 50 feet and disappear under the water. Since the water was still cool, I checked with a few shark experts who claimed that it was either a great white shark or a Porbeagle shark. Since porbeagle sharks tend to stay offshore, those experts agreed that it was likely a great white shark. While I can't confirm that the sighting was a great white shark, I can confirm that a family of seals were resting on a sandbar north of the bridge. The following week, both the seals and the black fin were GONE.

[Capt. Debbie]

A great white in 3 feet of water must have been slithering through the sand? They dont come small.

Originally Posted by foggy notion

Several years ago while fishing for winter flounder in upper Barnegat Bay, my nephew and I saw a black fin break the water's surface south of the Manalokin bridge, swim about 50 feet and disappear under the water. Since the water was still cool, I checked with a few shark experts who claimed that it was either a great white shark or a Porbeagle shark. Since porbeagle sharks tend to stay offshore, those experts agreed that it was likely a great white shark. While I can't confirm that the sighting was a great white shark, I can confirm that a family of seals were resting on a sandbar north of the bridge. The following week, both the seals and the black fin were GONE.