Whales ring in the new year at the Jersey Shore and in the East River
BELMAR — One of the world’s largest mammals rang in the new year in the chilly waters of New York and New Jersey. A large whale, believed to be a humpback, was spotted surfacing and spraying water out of its blowhole in the East River near Gracie Mansion on New Year’s Eve, according to the New… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 3rd, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: Bill McKim, East River Whales, Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore Whales, Monmouth County News | Comments Off on Whales ring in the new year at the Jersey Shore and in the East River
The recent high-profile sightings of whales that have been making a splash along the Jersey Shore and around New York City have come as no surprise to Melville the buoy. The Wildlife Conservation Society and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute launched the buoy in June to serve as an underwater listening post for whale calls. Since…