The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app was buzzing with a number of shark sightings on Thursday, as the height of nice white shark season approaches alongside the Cape.
The Sharktivity was sending out quite a few shark alerts within the waters off of Chatham and Orleans. Many public seashores in current weeks have been briefly shut down following shark sightings and detections.
“SHARK ALERTS !!” tweeted MA Sharks, which is run by native shark knowledgeable John Chisholm, who confirms shark sightings for the Sharktivity app. “Lots of activity off Chatham this afternoon. Download the @sharktivity app to stay informed.”
One of the confirmed shark sightings on Thursday included two nice whites noticed exterior the south inlet to Chatham Harbor. The apex predators have been a few quarter mile offshore.
Also, the 11-foot male white shark named Ken was exterior the north inlet to Chatham Harbor, a few half mile offshore. Last yr, Ken was detected most frequently by a Chatham receiver.
An awesome white was additionally noticed off Nauset Beach ORV in Orleans. The shark was about 50 yards offshore.
“Shark Week” this week contains two options that spotlight Cape Cod’s shark-infested waters.
The peak of nice white shark season alongside the Cape is August, which in current historical past has essentially the most shark detections annually. Last yr, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy reported greater than 63,000 detections in August. The second most lively month was September (33,775 detections), adopted by October (31,023), after which July (17,841).
Source: www.bostonherald.com”