Recent reports of swimmers at the Jersey Shore thinking the fins of cownose rays are actually those of sharks have one state marine life expert advising residents of the types of creatures in the waters off the Garden State, as August approaches.
Dr. Paul Bologna, professor of biology and director of the Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences program at Montclair State University, said the rays have been spotted along the state s entire Atlantic coast line, from Cape May up to Sandy Hook and beyond.
Echoing earlier comments made to CBS New York, Bologna tells New Jersey 101.5 that although cownose rays do have a barb on their tail that can sting, they are not an aggressive species when it comes to human interaction.
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