Bottlenose dolphin found dead in waters off Sandy Hook

Marine wildlife rescuers say a bottlenose dolphin has been found dead in waters off Sandy Hook. Bob Schoelkopf of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine tells NJ.com that the dolphin is believed

News 12 Staff

Jan 1, 2017, 12:14 AM

Updated 2,812 days ago

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Marine wildlife rescuers say a bottlenose dolphin has been found dead in waters off Sandy Hook.
Bob Schoelkopf of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine tells NJ.com that the dolphin is believed to be a pregnant female. It was first spotted around noon Friday in Sandy Hook Bay, about a mile from the entrance to Sandy Hook.
There was no outward sign of what may have caused the dolphin's death. It had a very large healed shark bite near its dorsal fin, but Schoelkopf says the wound appears to have occurred about a year or two ago.
Staffers will use that large scar to try to determine whether this dolphin is the same one spotted all summer in the Shrewsbury River.
A necropsy is scheduled for Tuesday.