{"id":44009,"date":"2026-08-14T09:13:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T04:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44009"},"modified":"2026-08-14T09:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T04:13:53","slug":"almost-30-dead-sharks-wash-up-on-sands-of-jersey-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44009","title":{"rendered":"Almost 30 dead sharks wash up on sands of Jersey Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Nearly 30 dead dogfish sharks mysteriously floated onto the sands of the Jersey Shore Wednesday morning, stunning locals who stumbled upon the disturbing sight.<\/p>\n<p>The graveyard of marine predators popped up along a stretch of beach in Sea Isle City, according to ABC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of a sudden, you start seeing a concentration of small sand sharks, and I thought, \u2018Well, this is odd,&#8217;\u201d said Michelle Greenling, who saw the creatures scattered across 10 blocks while out walking Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40335016\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.44428773;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40335016\" 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(Khairil \u2013 stock.adobe.com) <span class=\"credit\">Khairil \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Experts say the small sharks \u2014 between 3 and 5 feet long \u2014 swim in schools ranging from hundreds to thousands.\u00a0The cause of their deaths remains unknown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA couple of things it could be,\u201d Stephen Nagiewicz, a marine scientist with Stockton University, told <a href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/mystery-surrounds-dozens-dead-sharks-found-sea-isle-city-new-jersey\/19670608\/\">ABC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something in the water, and they got sick and died. That\u2019s probably unlikely since people haven\u2019t been affected.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The dogfish, which typically weigh between 8 and 22 pounds, were most likely caught by fishermen and later dumped back into the ocean, Nagiewicz added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey dumped them over the side or lost a net with all the things in there by accident, and all those sharks just floated up on the beach with the tides,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dogfish are relatively common along the Jersey Shore and along the eastern coasts of the Americas.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40335026\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 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(6abc Philadelphia) <span class=\"credit\">6abc Philadelphia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They migrate north and closer to the shore in the summer and south and offshore in the winter, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/conservewildlifenj.org\/?species=mustelus-canis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conserve Wildlife New Jersey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Because of their abundance, fishermen often call them \u201cjunk fish\u201d because they eat bait that targets other species.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But some dogfish populations have declined over the years after becoming accidental by-catch for commercial and recreational fishermen.<\/p>\n<p>The New Jersey Department of Environmental Preservation did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 30 dead dogfish sharks mysteriously floated onto the sands of the Jersey Shore Wednesday morning, stunning locals who stumbled upon the disturbing sight. 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