Are there sharks in New Jersey in Point Pleasent

Question

ok Im going to the beach in New Jersey in like 50 min and I really need to know if there are sharks over in the beach in New Jersey or has there ever been a shark attak..

plz I really need to know

Answer 1

It has been a long time ago, but yes there have been shark attacks there, both in the ocean and in Matawan Creek.  I also found a site advertising that they take people out to fish for sharks.

"Remembering the Jersey shark attacks of 1916

Posted by Joseph Racioppi June 03, 2008 2:18PM

Recently I visited the Jenkinson's aquarium on the boardwalk in Point Pleasant. Overall, it is a very nice aquarium, especially for the kids. Down at the shark tank, I thought about the attacks that occurred along the Jersey shore in 1916.

Many people are unaware of this story since it is now almost a century old. Here is what happened: On July 1, 1916, 24 year-old Charles Vansant of Philadelphia was attacked and killed by a shark off Beach Haven (Long Beach Island). On July 6, Charles Bruder, a 28 year-old Swiss native, was killed by a shark at Spring Lake. Bruder was an employee of the Essex and Sussex Hotel in Spring Lake.

On July 12, twelve year-old Lester Stillwell is mauled and killed by a shark in the Matawan Creek (yes, creek!) miles from the ocean. Shortly thereafter, 24 year-old Stanley Fisher is killed (presumably by the same shark) while searching for Stillwell's body. Finally, 12 year old Joseph Dunn is attacked in the same creek. Dunn survived.

On the way home from Point Pleasant, I got off exit 117 and found the spot where the Matawan attacks occurred back in 1916. It's at the end of Dock Street which is off Main Street. Dock Street is a dead end but you can see the creek in the distance."