{"id":8223,"date":"2016-04-26T14:25:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T18:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=8223"},"modified":"2016-04-26T14:25:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T18:25:03","slug":"a-whale-of-a-morning-humpback-feasts-off-manasquan-inlet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2016\/04\/a-whale-of-a-morning-humpback-feasts-off-manasquan-inlet\/","title":{"rendered":"A Whale of a Morning: Humpback Feasts off Manasquan Inlet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8224\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8224\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale1-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"A humpback whale off Point Pleasant Beach. (Photo: Jerry Meaney\/Barnegat Bay Island\/Facebook)\" width=\"618\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale1-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale1-400x241.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale1-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A humpback whale off Point Pleasant Beach. (Photo: Jerry Meaney\/Barnegat Bay Island\/Facebook)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A humpback whale was spotted having some fun \u2013 and breakfast \u2013 just off Manasquan Inlet Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Meaney, a local EMS volunteer who also runs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BarnegatBayIsland\/?fref=ts\">Barnegat Bay Island Facebook page<\/a>, snapped the photos and shared them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8225\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale2.jpg\" alt=\"A humpback whale off Point Pleasant Beach. (Photo: Jerry Meaney\/Barnegat Bay Island\/Facebook)\" width=\"960\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale2-400x363.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale2-768x698.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A humpback whale off Point Pleasant Beach. (Photo: Jerry Meaney\/Barnegat Bay Island\/Facebook)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The whale was \u201cenjoying breakfast in a school of fish\u201d just off the inlet, Meaney said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8226\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8226\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale3-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"A humpback whale off Point Pleasant Beach. (Photo: Jerry Meaney\/Barnegat Bay Island\/Facebook)\" width=\"618\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale3-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale3-400x240.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale3-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/whale3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A humpback whale off Point Pleasant Beach. (Photo: Jerry Meaney\/Barnegat Bay Island\/Facebook)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While not as common as dolphins close to shore, whales are common in New Jersey waters, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.\u00a0The six species of whale, including the humpback, which occur off New Jerssy\u2019s coast are listed on both the state and federal endangered species lists, and boaters and anglers are not legally able to approach them if they are in the vicinity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2016\/04\/a-whale-of-a-morning-humpback-feasts-off-manasquan-inlet\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A humpback whale was spotted having some fun \u2013 and breakfast \u2013 just off Manasquan Inlet Tuesday morning. Jerry Meaney, a local EMS volunteer who also runs the Barnegat Bay Island Facebook page, snapped the photos and shared them. The whale was \u201cenjoying breakfast in a school of fish\u201d just off the inlet, Meaney said. 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