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Paddleboarder Has Incredibly Close Run-In With Great White Shark Off Cape Cod

Paddleboarder Has Incredibly Close Run-In With Great White Shark Off Cape Cod

A paddleboarder recently experienced a harrowing close encounter with a great white shark off the coast of Cape Cod, coming within a few feet of one of the hundreds of predatory fish that call the region their home each summer. Terence Roche set out on his board off Nauset Beach in Orleans on Friday, according […]

7y ago

Cape Cod ‘Learns To Live’ With Great White Sharks As Research Continues

Cape Cod ‘Learns To Live’ With Great White Sharks As Research Continues

In less than a decade, the town of Chatham in Cape Cod has changed; once known primarily for its beaches and quaint main street, it has now found a new level of fame thanks to the presence of an indeterminate number of great white sharks. Yet while the aquatic predators at first gave the town […]

7y ago

Great White Shark ‘Jameson’ Returns To Cape Cod One Year After Rescue

Great White Shark ‘Jameson’ Returns To Cape Cod One Year After Rescue

A juvenile great white shark which made headlines after it became stranded in Cape Cod last summer has returned to the region, according to researchers, nearly one year to the day after its dramatic rescue was broadcast worldwide. The shark, which was named Jameson by researchers responsible for its return to the ocean, was detected […]

7y ago

Sleeping Great White Shark Filmed For First Time Ever

Sleeping Great White Shark Filmed For First Time Ever

Researchers working off the coast of Mexico have managed to record a heretofore unseen phenomenon, documenting a great white shark as it glides asleep through the inky depths for the first time ever. The highly unusual footage was shot by a research team working with the Discovery Channel, as the Independent reports, and was caught […]

7y ago

Tracking A Great White Shark Off Cape Cod? There’s An App For That Now, And It’s Called Sharktivity

Tracking A Great White Shark Off Cape Cod? There’s An App For That Now, And It’s Called Sharktivity

Hundreds of great white sharks have officially set up shop in the ocean along Cape Cod’s coastline for the summer, and thanks to the efforts of intrepid researchers studying the region’s growing population, beachgoers have a new tool with which to track the animals, alerting them to the sharks’ presence in nearby waters. That tool […]

7y ago

First Great White Shark Of The Season Tagged Off Cape Cod

First Great White Shark Of The Season Tagged Off Cape Cod

Researchers tagged the first great white shark of the 2016 season this week off the coast of Cape Cod, ringing the opening bell on the third year of a population study aimed at documenting the itinerant predators that move into the region each summer. Dr. Gregory Skomal, of the Division of Marine Fisheries, tagged the […]

7y ago

First Great White Shark Of The Season Detected Off Cape Cod

First Great White Shark Of The Season Detected Off Cape Cod

The first great white shark of the 2016 season has been detected off the coast of Cape Cod, marking the return not only of the species to New England waters, but also of this individual shark to the region. The white shark was detected both last weekend and again on Thursday morning by a specially […]

7y ago

Great White Shark Population Off Cape Cod May Double, Expert Says

Great White Shark Population Off Cape Cod May Double, Expert Says

Over the past decade, Cape Cod has become a somewhat unlikely hotspot for great white sharks, representing one of the premier locations for the species to gather worldwide. While their numbers reached record highs last season, one of the country’s leading shark experts has asserted that the itinerant population of white sharks which visits the […]

8y ago

Does Cape Cod Really Have A Great White Shark Problem?

Does Cape Cod Really Have A Great White Shark Problem?

A record number of great white sharks were identified this summer off Cape Cod, and as local communities consider policies designed to keep swimmers safe, opinions are varied on whether the animals represent a problem for the region. Cape Cod is popular not only with beachgoers, but also with seals, which are both a primary […]

8y ago

This Romantic Great White Shark Just Drew A Heart In A Sandbar Off Cape Cod

This Romantic Great White Shark Just Drew A Heart In A Sandbar Off Cape Cod

This year has been an eventful one for researchers studying great white sharks off Cape Cod, but one of those predators just took the season to a new level by etching a strange sign into a sandbar off the coast. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy has been studying great whites off the cape since 2012, […]

8y ago

Rescued Great White Shark Detected Off Cape Cod

Rescued Great White Shark Detected Off Cape Cod

A great white shark that made headlines earlier in the summer after it was rescued from a Cape Cod beach has been detected once again in the region, proving that the young predator continues to frequent the area after surviving its unusual ordeal. The announcement was made by the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy on Wednesday […]

8y ago

Great White Shark Leaps From Cape Cod Surf, Attacking Seal [Video]

Great White Shark Leaps From Cape Cod Surf, Attacking Seal [Video]

Researchers working off Cape Cod captured extraordinary footage on Monday of a great white shark leaping out of the ocean as it attempted to prey on a wayward seal just a few hundred feet from the coast. The video was captured by a research team from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy while they were working […]

8y ago

Researchers Spot Nearly 20 Great White Sharks Off Cape Cod

Researchers Spot Nearly 20 Great White Sharks Off Cape Cod

Scientists detected nearly 20 great white sharks off the coast of Cape Cod during a research trip earlier this week, identifying both animals that were known to frequent the area in previous years, as well as several new visitors to the region. During summer months, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy conducts tagging expeditions several times […]

8y ago

Two Great White Sharks Identified Just Off Massachusetts Shore

Two Great White Sharks Identified Just Off Massachusetts Shore

Researchers have spotted and identified two more great white sharks off the Massachusetts coast, watching as at least one of the massive fish approached to within a quarter mile of the shoreline. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, which is currently engaged in the second year of a population study examining the great whites off Cape […]

8y ago

Looks Like Jameson The Shark Has Company: Four Great Whites Spotted Off Cape Cod

Looks Like Jameson The Shark Has Company: Four Great Whites Spotted Off Cape Cod

Researchers with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy observed four great whites off Cape Cod shores on Tuesday, a week after a dramatic rescue saved one of the predators, named Jameson, making headlines worldwide. The white sharks were spotted off Monomoy, according to WCVB, a well-known hotspot where the animals congregate. The four sharks ranged in […]

8y ago

After Rescue, Jameson, The Great White Shark, Remains In Waters Off Cape Cod

After Rescue, Jameson, The Great White Shark, Remains In Waters Off Cape Cod

Jameson may be the world’s most famous great white shark this week, following his dramatic rescue from a Cape Cod beach, yet the formerly-stranded animal has decided to remain in the area after surviving his ordeal, as his tag revealed on Friday. Last Monday, the young, seven-foot-long white shark found himself in a precarious position, […]

8y ago

Researcher Explains Shark CPR That Saved Great White Off Cape Cod

Researcher Explains Shark CPR That Saved Great White Off Cape Cod

One of the East Coast’s most prominent shark experts has explained the CPR he used to save a stranded great white on a Cape Cod beach earlier this week, the first he has seen in 30 years of studying the predators. Dr. Greg Skomal credits the beachgoers who stumbled upon the white shark with its […]

8y ago

‘Holy Grail’ Shark Photos: Great White Attacks Recorded Off Cape Cod

‘Holy Grail’ Shark Photos: Great White Attacks Recorded Off Cape Cod

Researchers with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy managed to observe several instances of predation off the coast of Cape Cod this week, a year after capturing photos of just such an event that were described as the “holy grail” of shark attack images. The incidents took place off the coast of Monomoy, according to a […]

8y ago

Cape Cod May See Record Number Of White Shark Sightings This Year, Expert Says

Cape Cod May See Record Number Of White Shark Sightings This Year, Expert Says

The recent arrival of the first great white shark of the season in Cape Cod could be the harbinger of a record-setting summer according to one expert, who says that the region might see its busiest year ever for the predators. Earlier this week, a 15-foot-long female white shark made an appearance off Orleans, officially […]

8y ago

Video Of ‘Freckles,’ First Great White Shark Spotted Off Cape Cod, Released

Video Of ‘Freckles,’ First Great White Shark Spotted Off Cape Cod, Released

Researchers have released video of the first great white shark to be spotted this year off the coast of Cape Cod, which they have added to their tracking database under the name of “Freckles.” The shark, a 15-foot-long female, was spotted earlier this week by researchers working with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. As the […]

8y ago

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