Sharks

Jaws did not come to visit swimmers in Monmouth County on Sunday.

Over the past three weeks, half a dozen people have been attacked by sharks off the coast of North Carolina. That has some Garden State residents wondering if the same kind of scenario could unfold at the Jersey Shore.

Fair warning - some may find this photo disturbing. But it's a stark reminder of the sometimes brutal things that go on in nature.

Sharks attacking dolphins, or at least trying to, probably happens quite a bit and we never even know about it. Nonetheless, a visitor to one South Jersey beach over the weekend snapped a picture which might indicate sharks are getting extra hungry.

There's been an awful lot of shark talk at the Jersey shore so far this season. So what's the story? Read on for the latest:

Two fishermen videotaped a large shark devouring a dead dolphin 7 miles off the Atlantic City coast.

If you've been on Facebook at all in the past 18 hours or so, it's pretty likely that you've wondered what the heck a "Sharknado" is and why everyone seems to be talking about it. Still wondering? Read more to check out the official video:

When people think of sharks in the waters off the coast of New Jersey, generally they think of nurse sharks, mako sharks, sand sharks and others. But, the state is actually a breeding ground for great white sharks.

Last week, people were passing around "warnings" of shark sightings at NJ beaches around social media like a beach ball at a concert. As we now know, it was just a hoax. In light of that lesson, it's not surprising if people were skeptical when another NJ shark story popped up this week. It turns out though, that this one is true.

Taking a look at that "notice", it looks pretty legitimate. It seems to be on US Coast Guard letterhead. It's dated today, and hey if people are posting it on Facebook, it must be true, right?