Sharks

Due to her frequent visits to the New Jersey coast over the last few years, Mary Lee the great white shark has become just about as much of a celebrity as Snooki and JWoww (and probably more beloved). Now, researchers think that they've made a major discovery just north of us.

No, it's not our favorite great white shark Mary Lee, but a sighting out of a Shore area beach got the attention of local police and lifeguards.

Experts say our knowledge, and appreciation, of the ocean's top predator has grown immensely since that bloody 12-day period in early July 1916.

This July will mark 100 years since the infamous "12 Days Of Terror" along the beaches of Ocean and Monmouth Counties, with the first nationally publicized accounts of shark attacks.

In the pantheon of famous Jersey Shore names, we have such luminaries as Snooki, J-Woww, and Mary Lee. The first two are terrifying predators, the third is a shark, and she's been spotted making her way back to the coast of New Jersey in the past week.

You're bound to get a good bite's sleep during this underwater adventure.

There was a lot of talk about sharks this past Summer. From gruesome scenes of nature playing out, to people even helping a stranded shark, the stories have run the gamut of scary to encouraging. And one of the most endearing shark stories centered around a regular visitor.

There have been a lot of shark tales already in this early stage of summer 2015. From our friendly visitor Mary Lee to much scarier encounters to the south of us, a very different story unfolded to the north this week.

With a number of reports of sharks, jellyfish and even manta rays there's been lots of excitement and a fair amount of anxiety at the Jersey Shore in recent weeks.

Shark sightings off the New Jersey coastline have forced swimmers out of the water more than once already this summer, North Carolina's coast has been plagued by several shark attacks since June, and to top it off, it's Shark Week on the Discovery Channel.