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. Sinceā¦ Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 30th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Environment, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: Bouy named Melville, Jersey Shore Whales, Monmouth County News, The Wildlife Conservation Society, Whales, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | Comments Off on This buoy named Melville has been tracking whales off N.J. for months

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Posted: September 2nd, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Jersey Shore, Monmouth County, News | Tags: Humpback Whales, Jersey Shore, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Whales | Comments Off on Number of whale sightings increase off the coast of New Jersey