Basking sharks spotted off South Jersey coast
For the second time in two weeks, the Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center said a basking shark was spotted in the waters off the South Jersey coast.
Alexandra Simon is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. After receiving her broadcast journalism degree from the University of Maryland, Alex worked at CBS21-WHP in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She then went to Minneapolis, Minnesota to join KARE 11 News, first on the Sunrise morning show and then as the Digital Executive Producer. She won two Upper Midwest Emmys with the KARE digital team for their coverage of George Floyd's murder and subsequent officer trials, and produced a five-part documentary series on community activists in the wake of Floyd's 2020 death.
For the second time in two weeks, the Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center said a basking shark was spotted in the waters off the South Jersey coast.
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