A male Common dolphin was found stranded in thick mud of an otherwise dry bed in a Monmouth Beach creek, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center.
Just the sound of the beach with waves rolling in and out and the smell of sunscreen can put me out! lol I could nap right now just writing that and thinking of the upcoming summer season here at the Jersey Shore. Memorial Day Weekend is just a few weeks away, can you believe it...
The tar balls were first found at Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch and in Monmouth Beach on Nov. 27 with similar oil debris found on the shoreline in Brooklyn and Staten Island.
The Coast Guard, along with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Monmouth County Health Department continue to investigate how the balls, which are anywhere from 1-2 inches in diameter, wound up on Monmouth County beaches.
Kari Martin, Clean Ocean Action's Advocacy Campaign Manager said the tar and oil balls of varying size and texture were first reported Monday by some people on Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch and in adjacent Monmouth Beach.
Frank DiPietro, of Red Bank, Vincent Spagnuolo, of Monmouth Beach and Samuel Sorce, of Florham Park are among those faced with federal charges, from Manhattan heists in January and May.