Seals by the CG station

[Broad Bill]

I'm sorry, I thought it started with your concerns about what little population of winter flounder is left in the bay. My bad, I didn't mean to detract from your enthusiasm about the thriving seal population we have in Sandy Hook.

[AndrewT]

Originally Posted by NJ219bands

If they stay long enough, great white sharks will eat them like they do on Cape Cod.

I would not be surprised if we start seeing some seal predation in our area in November-Jan when the great whites from up north start moving south for the year.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by AndrewT

I would not be surprised if we start seeing some seal predation in our area in November-Jan when the great whites from up north start moving south for the year.

This is exactly the issue Cape Cod is facing with the surge in Grey Seal populations... Was up there this past summer and shark warning signs are up all over the place... https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...-of-cape-cod1/

[shresearchdude]

the seals aren't that new to the area. I've got pics of the group from more than ten years ago. They tended to haul out on the island off Spermaceti Cove, that's no longer an island.
They are only seasonal visitors and there's plenty of clams, crabs, and fish for them to eat, and although I'm not a marine mammal expert nor have I studied their feces, they probably are not limiting any resources.
They also haul out on the islands off Staten Island, in NY Harbor, but we don't get to stare at them there.

I may have had one take an eel from me while fishing once(fall or spring), but there's no pic so it didn't happen.

[Gumada]

As soon as the GW’s start moving north they will move on…