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About 30 Dogfish Sharks Wash Ashore in Sea Isle City

8/14/2026

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  • Nearly 30 dead dogfish sharks washed ashore along a 10-block stretch of Sea Isle City beach Wednesday morning.
  • Stephen Nagiewicz of Stockton University said the sharks, usually in schools of hundreds, were likely bycatch discarded by fishermen, not water contamination.
  • A New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection spokesperson said sharks can be trapped as the tide recedes and that the agency will not investigate because the event is not unusual.