“Shark Week” is over, however Cape’s nice white sharks definitely haven’t gotten the memo.
With extra eyes on the water, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app was lighting up on Wednesday with Cape shark alerts because the apex predators hunt for seals near shore. Meanwhile, shark researchers out on the water tagged 4 nice whites on Wednesday after tagging one shark on Tuesday.
“A successful two days of white shark research!” the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy tweeted. “@GregSkomal of the @MassDMF working with the AWSC was able to tag one white shark yesterday and 4 individual white sharks today!”
The nice whites had been seen from above by pilots, and the shark analysis staff on the water was additionally reporting shark sightings to the Sharktivity app. August in recent times has been the busiest month of the 12 months for shark sightings and detections alongside the Cape.
Truro on the northern fringe of the Outer Cape was a hotspot for sightings on Wednesday.
“Shark spotted by research team 100 yards offshore of Head of the Meadow (Truro), heading NE (northeast),” reads the sighting on the Sharktivity app.
Also in Truro, a spotter reported seeing a shark 1 / 4 of a mile north of Longnook Beach. A pilot above the Truro seaside noticed a shark about 100 toes from shore, based on the Sharktivity app.
“Shark spotted 200 yards offshore of Ballston Beach (Truro), heading north,” reads one other shark sighting on the northern fringe of the Outer Cape.
Chatham on the southern edge is usually a hotspot for excellent white shark sightings, and there have been additionally many shark sightings there on Wednesday.
“White shark spotted by pilot 50 yards offshore from North Beach Island,” reads the Chatham shark alert on the Sharktivity app.
A pilot additionally reported seeing a terrific white shark on the floor 100 yards off North Beach Island shifting north. A shark was additionally seen a couple of hundred yards outdoors the south inlet to Chatham Harbor.
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