Ocean Sentry
(From nj.com)- A pod of bottlenose dolphins that ventured into the Shrewsbury River two months ago haven”t lost their taste for Monmouth County. Still feeding on a bounty of menhaden — a herring-like, large-headed fish averaging a foot in length — about a dozen of the dolphins have stayed behind, moving to the nearby Navesink River, while a few returned to the Atlantic Ocean.
The possibility that one or more of the remaining dolphins could be hit or injured by the boat traffic has been a constant concern. “We”re still worried about it. Traffic is increasing,” said Sheila Dean of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine.
(By BRIAN T. MURRAY)
