possible great white barnegat nj

[hoibsh]

I think that's a basking shark.

[laxfreak081]

wildlifeonline.me.uk/images/gr­aphics/fin_comparison [DOT] jpg

that is a basking shark

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[triezen007]

that is not a great white. Can tell from it's fin.

[deepgreencoins]

thats a sand shark you dumb assholes! its loks 3 ft long!

[rolex2136]

@deepgreencoins really? sand sharks arent often on the top water, this is a basking shark

[KixSoFresh420]

to the people who say that theyre not going in the water because of this, its nonsense. even if it was a great white, you'd have better odds of getting hit by lightning

[ShortFingeredShreder]

Those fins are too rounded to be a great white, that's a basking shark.

[animallover151999]

I live in NJ and go to the shore every weekend- not going in the water!

[ciderpress134]

Those are basking sharks...they eat mostly plankton....but I wouldn't go jumping in, just in case I am wrong.

[UltimateHunter9327]

those arent great whites. You can just tell by the dorsel fin.Its an oceanic whitetip. Its a common shark still very deadly. Wouldnt wanna be in the water and i lie in nj

[TeddyLFla]

That's not a white shark, dorsal fin is too rounded but it is nice!

[bpurdy100]

Def a Basking Shark. The rounded dorsal fin, size, and slow/straight swimming pattern gives it away. Great White dorsal fins have a sloped leading edge and a straight vertical trailing edge. They also tend to 'zig-zag' when closing in on bait or chum slicks to zero-in on the source. . I have seen both species many times fishing out of Barnegat Inlet. The Basking Sharks seem to come close to boats often to check them out. Regardless, impressive to see in person.

[USDATMKELLY]

I believe it to be a basking shark, they can get to 50 feet long, & for it to be skimming the water that long, it's a sure give away that it is a basking shark. It's eating plankton.

Either way, great footage & a big shark!

[pussylicker24]

Sightings on the Jersey Shore.. None in Keyport that I know of. Although there have been before.

[pussylicker24]

Two days ago a friend and I were walking down the beach by Cedar Street Park in Keyport, NJ and stumbled upon a what we believe to be a Blue Sharks head washed up on the beach. I lived in Keyport over half my life and visit Keyport everyday and have never stumbled across a sharks head. I've been wondering if that shark was killed by a larger predator or a fisherman. I kind of want to believe the shark we saw on the beach was a victim of a Great White. Lol. There were sightings recently too.

[420passitaround]

it looks a little like a sand tiger. it looks alot like a basking fin but the shark itself is too small. deffinetly not a great white though

[bbcasting]

Not a great white.

[delideliver]

I live on the water in NJ,have yet to see any sharks,but the one in the vid here I dont think is a great white,would'nt the dorsal fin have been alot more straight and triangular?

[oohmammaoohmamma]

@delideliver you can catch sand sharks right off the beach basically anywhere in nj.......

[ViCtOriARoX29]

ahh i have a shore house around there and if i see that im running for my life onto tht shore no matter how many green headed flys attack me :)

[GregthaBunny]

Wouldn't surprise me although doesn't look like a Great White. I'm quite sure it was a Great White that killed those people in the the early 1900's up in Monmouth County.

[jmdirk23]

@GregthaBunny

No sir, that was a bullshark, up in the Manasquan river (I believe that is where it was). However, that is also what the movie, "Jaws," was based off of.

[GregthaBunny]

@jmdirk23 I had to look up some info but apparently they still don't know what type of shark it was the did the attacks or if it was more then one. There were multiple attacks that summer. One in Beach Haven near LBI, one in Spring Lake and 3 in Matawan Creek. From what I have found a small Great White was caught in Raritan Bay and they found human remains inside the belly but researchers do in fact believe that it may have been a Bull Shark that committed these attacks in NJ. Very interesting

[cc92103]

Idiots, the description says 15 miles OFF shore. Get it?

[johnissoevil]

I still remember reading about the beast that went to Matawan Creek and dined on Lester Stillwell and Stanley Fisher. Sharks in any water in NJ does not surprise me. I can't confirm this, but back in 1987, I saw what may have been a dorsal fin in the water while waking along Keansburg's beach. I never read any stories about attacks or sightings in Keansburg, so if what I saw was indeed a shark, then I saw a rarity.

[BDKAFER1]

Inside the bay is full of sharks, especially after a full moon. They come in to get crabs after they shed their shells. As a kid We used to throw stones at them as they swam along the bulkhead looking for crabs.

[decoysk]

i`ll bet it`s a poor beagle or brown shark! not a great white ! although they have been seen here !

[121irockjlg]

thas really scarey!!!!!! i no people who live there!!!!!

[edcardinal]

Great video but the music sucks. Much better silent.  Regardless of the species it looks big. Not sure I would want to jump in the water and find out......... Captain Ed near Barnegat.

[DoWNStAiRss]

your not in the bay u liar

[arubachicks2]

are you in the bay? because thats pretty rough for the bay.. i went there during hurricane earl and it was worse than anything i have ever seen

[51billyt]

good video!

[obamasuckss]

Not a great white you can tell by the Dorsal fin whites have more of a point your fishes fin is rounded at the tip. Cool video!!

[ut000bs]

Not only is it a basking shark, it's classic basking shark. :) Great video, though. Not too many people get to see this in real life.

[r32adt3db]

Basking brah.

[lionettiboy]

There's sharks in the water, we better get off this boat!

[ARIS3SS]

This is a basking shark... Not a great white.

[dunzaman]

@ARIS3SS I'd have to agree with you due to the shape of the dorsal and the movement of the shark.

[sugarsugarkitty]

It's definitely a basking shark... A great white has a sharp, triangular fin, this one is rounded like the basking shark. Also, it's moving slow like a basking shark.

[hbkdxhbkdxhbk]

i live in barneget nj

[fishin1111]

amazing discovery! What an honor to have been in the natural presence of such a large shark, however, I do believe that it is a basking shark because of it's pattern of mobility.. They are mostly top water harmless swimmers, but they are also one of the most curious species known thus far. Hell, there is really no way to prove that it wasn't a GW, and if it was, WOW! They are there in NJ for sure, the water is nice and cold and is a good host for GW's, seasonally speaking. Nice video!

[im4fish]

Just dive in with an underwater camera to get a side view of him...

[rtangler]

basking shark

[rob18767]

Very nice basking shark. Not a great white.

[MYacono]

Ive seen enough discovery channel to know thats a great white.

[cirodicola]

pie is good

[samdon815]

I have seen Molo Molo , basking shark and blue shark in the Barnegat but that is the Atlantic.

[wisertime77]

yipper. Basking shark.

[sef68]

@wisertime77 I have to agree that it was a Basking shark. The dorsal fin did not look anything like a White, but very much like a Basking. Good call.

[Recon2305]

i saw a shark yesterday while fishing

[hockieeguy]

Hey Guys.. Nice footage but thats a BASKING shark......... The tip of the fin is too rounded and its not swept back... I've seen Great Whites that size in the monster ledge area off N.J. but I've yet to see a Basking Shark.. Either way its a biggie. That sharks gotta be in the 2,000 lb range compaired to the boat in the back ground.

BILL O

Home Port

Belmar N.J.

[capedoc1]

Great footage! Don't think thats a great white though. By the looks of the dorsal fin, it is most likely a basking shark. Very big critters indeed, and as harmless as a teddy bear.

[chewybean29]

Great...We're gonna be swimming there in July...haha