Jersey Shore Sharks

The Jersey Shore is home to more than just beachgoers, 9 shark species swim just off the coast. From great whites to smooth dogfish, here's what you should know before you dive into New Jersey’s waters this summer.

I could watch Shark Week every single day and never be bored. Sharks are the most fascinating animals in the world! When we broadcast live from the New Jersey Natural Gas Boardwalk Studio in Asbury Park every Friday I get to learn so much from talking with Claire Antonucci, formerly of the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium. Recently Claire dropped some shark knowledge on me that made my head want to explode! I give you the top 5 most mind blowing shark facts you've ever heard:

Police are reporting that a shark may have been spotted in a Jersey Shore river.

A Barnegat Light boat captain got the surprise of a lifetime when he pulled his fishing net in and found a great white shark in the haul!

A familiar shark to New Jersey, Miss May, has been spotted back in the area at the same time that Long Island beaches close due to shark sightings.

A Long Beach Island beachgoer captured video of a shark attacking a dolphin only feet off the beach this week.

A massive great white shark was just pinged in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey.

Yesterday became an anxious day for beachgoers and swimmers along the Atlantic coast when two kids were bitten by sharks while swimming in the ocean.