Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 1842-1885
July 6, 1842: Absecon, NJSAF #1 11
June 11, 1880: Sea Bright, NJSAF #55 12
June 17, 1880: Sea Bright, NJSAF #54 13
August 29, 1884: Raritan Bay, NJSAF #2 15
2 1886-1895
August 1886: Highlands, NJSAF #3 17
Mid-August 1886: Highlands, NJSAF #4 19
Late August 1886: Highlands, NJSAF #5 20
August 17, 1890: Sea Bright, NJSAF #6 21
August 29, 1891: Longport, NJSAF #7 23
August 2, 1895: Raritan Bay, NJSAF #8 26
3 1898-1913
July 27, 1898: Sea Bright, NJSAF #56 28
July 6, 1902: Atlantic City, NJSAF #9 30
September 16, 1903: Atlantic City, NJSAF #10 31
July 28, 1904: Navesink River, NJSAF #11 33
Late August 1905: Atlantic City, NJSAF #12 35
August 8, 1907: Lower Delaware Bay, NJSAF #13 36
August 27, 1913: Spring Lake, NJSAF #14 38
August 27, 1913: Lavallette, NJSAF #15 40
4 The Summer of 1916
1916: A Summer of Horror 43
June 30, 1916: Atlantic City, NJSAF #16 44
July 1, 1916: Beach Haven, NJSAF #17 45
July6, 1916: Spring Lake, NJSAF #18 47
July 12, 1916: Matawan, NJSAF #19-22 51
July 13, 1916: Sea Blight, NJSAF #58 60
5 1917-1926
September 21, 1917: Sea Bright, NJSAF #23 62
January- 1, 1923: Ocean City, NJSAF #24-25 64
Spring 1923: Sea Bright, NJSAF #26 65
July 12, 1926: Sea Bright, NJSAF #27 66
August 24, 1926: Seaside Park, NJSAF #28 69
6 1928-1931
August 24, 1928: Offshore New Jersey, NJSAF #29 71
November 18, 1928: Sea Bright, NJSAF #30 74
July 15, 1931: Sea Girt, NJSAF #31 77
August 6, 1931: Fort Hancock/Sandy Hook, NJSAF #32 78
August 27, 1931: Sea Bright/Off Twin Lights, NJSAF #33 81
7 1932-1936
June 26, 1932: Ocean City, NJSAF #34 83
June 28, 1932: Off Sea Isle City, NJSAF #35 86
August 10, 1932: Off-Mantoloking, NJSAF #36 89
June 19; 1935: Wildwood, NJSAF #37 92
June 12, 1936: Long Branch, NJSAF #38 94
8 1941-1960
July 23, 1941: Off Bridle, NJSAF #39 97
July 12, 1945: Point Pleasant, NJSAF #57 100
August 21, 1960: Sea Girt, NJSAF #40 103
August 22, 1960: Seaside Park, NJSAF #41 105
August 30, 1960: Ocean City, NJSAF #42 106
9 1962-2000
August 12, 1962: Manasquan, NJSAF #43 108
August 26, 1965: Atlantic City, NJSAF #44 111
June 22, 1966: Brigantine, NJSAF #45 113
October 21, 1975: Sandy Hook, NJSAF #46 114
July 27, 1980: Ocean City, NJSAF #47 117
10 2005-2014
June 5, 2005: Surf City, NJSAF #48 120
December 6, 2009: Camden, NJSAF #49 123
July 25, 2011: Egg Harbor, NJSAF #50 124
November 7, 2013: Bay Head, NJSAF #51 126
June 21, 2014: Off Cape May, NJSAF #52 128
June 11, 2013: Manasquan, NJSAF #53 130
July 27, 2017: Ventnor, NJSAF #59 131
May 20, 2019: Ship Bottom, NJSAF #60 131
The New Jersey Shark Attack File 133
Location Index 135
Bibliography 139
About the Authors 144
