Seals at Sandy Hook[deleted] t1_j93ogk3 wrote
TIL that there are seals in NJ
StinkyCheeseMe t1_j93qs26 wrote
Yea- they love relaxing in the sun at low tide there.
[deleted] t1_j93s06i wrote
Cool! I went to Sandy Hook for a field trip like 20 years ago and definitely didn’t see anything nearly so memorable. I’ve never ever seen them anywhere else along the shore either. Do they especially like Sandy Hook?
stevozac OP t1_j93tubh wrote
Yea, every winter they show up in the bay. Best to see them at low tide. There were 11 of them on these rocks!
Fantasy_DR111 t1_j93rtsb wrote
They can be found even just on the beaches sometimes like in Belmar, LBI, etc.
Many of the inlets and bays are places they can be easier to find. Down near AC and Brigantine, Barnegate, and of course the Sandy Hook bay.
They love to sun bath.
[deleted] t1_j93t4cl wrote
I don’t know why I’m so surprised. I lived in NJ my whole life up until a few years ago and spent many summers on LBI, but never heard about any seals
Fantasy_DR111 t1_j93vl3t wrote
The fisheries off the waters of NJ are pretty decent these days. Enough to sustain whales, seals, great whites, and dolphins. But who knows how long that will last TBH.
sea-scum t1_j96bky8 wrote
it’s not just decent. NJ has some of the best fishing in the Atlantic.
Fantasy_DR111 t1_j96u8up wrote
I say that because who knows what is going to happen with NJ. Global shipping is coming back, the port of NJ/NY is a huge oil hub, we are having an increase in cetaceans, which could be caused by a number of factors, and more.
Also I wouldn't put it past us having overfished it a bit consdiering people from Maine to Virginia have been fishin these waters for the past several hundre years.
sea-scum t1_j96vb8c wrote
global shipping never went away Brother
Fantasy_DR111 t1_j9729hc wrote
Well I would say it was slowed own for a while due to the pandemic in NA and then even more when global shipping was stalled by Chinese national policies that hurt production.
sea-scum t1_j973fxw wrote
fake news. Ports couldn’t keep up with the volume of ships coming through.
Fantasy_DR111 t1_j9766yn wrote
Yeah they could, but lower demand from pandemic and supply issues with China HAS resulted in less global shipping ove the past few years. You can call it fake but the rates of ships coming in and out and the delivery of goods are down.
mac1175 t1_j93r86c wrote
I see them sometimes when I fish there.
[deleted] t1_j93syoh wrote
Do they pop up anywhere else along the shore, or are they just particularly fond of Sandy Hook?
beachmedic23 t1_j93y1by wrote
I'll see them on the docks in the Shark River
mac1175 t1_j94bm0m wrote
Interesting. I have never seen them there but wouldn't be surprised.
stevozac OP t1_j93tz9t wrote
Its the only place ive seen them along the shore
mac1175 t1_j94bi0x wrote
Not sure but I see them popping their heads up about 30 ft from me as I fish sometimes. I usually leave when I see them or dolphins because the bait and my target fish might be scared off by them.
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