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One great white shark's epic journey could provide clues for protecting them
As sharks go, LeeBeth is something like a long-haul trucker with gills and giant teeth. Swimmers at the beach might not be excited to see the 14-foot white shark, but scientists following LeeBeth’s movements are thrilled that the big fish’s epic journey could provide valuable clues to help the species. And they’re curious where she’ll go next. White sharks,...
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Filmmaker captures images of newborn great white shark off Santa Barbara shore
A wildlife photographer and filmmaker captured what could be the first-ever images of a newborn great white shark on the California central coast.
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Surfers share video of close call with shark that ‘turned on its side as if to take a leg'
Two surfers had a close encounter with a shark at a Cape Cod beach on Saturday. “Yesterday on November 4th 2023 at about noon my cousin Pete Emond and I were surfing by ourselves over in front of the vip house at Coast Guard beach. Pete was sitting on his board and I was standing on mine when I looked…
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Shark detection devices off Cape Cod removed ahead of Hurricane Lee
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy has removed devices it uses to collect data on shark locations from the coast of Cape Cod in anticipation of the potential impacts of Hurricane Lee. These detection receivers, which cost about $15,000 each, are used to collect data for research purposes. They also help power the Sharktivity app, which offers the public information about…
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New research finds proof this area is a major white shark hot spot
Enough white sharks are now visiting Cape Cod that researchers are calling it one of the world’s largest hot spots for the apex predator. About 800 white sharks swam through the Cape Cod area from 2015 to 2018, according to the new research, published Thursday in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series. It used a first-of-its-kind population survey for white…
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Shark season approaching on Cape Cod
The summer is about half over, but shark season is just getting underway. Great white sharks are big stars on Cape Cod, where a growing number of people seem to have stories of their own close encounters. Don Parker operates a charter fishing boat out of Sesuit Harbor in Dennis. He says he sees a lot of sharks, but recently,…
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Shark leaps out of water, takes bite out of Massachusetts fisherman's catch
A shark snagged a snack right off a Massachusetts fisherman’s line and he has the photos to prove it.
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Here's where sharks have been spotted off Cape Cod in recent days
Maybe it’s the weather? Compared to previous summers, it seems we’ve heard a lot less about great white shark sightings off Cape Cod and other areas of the Massachusetts coast. But that’s certainly changed in recent days, as numerous sightings have been reported just as temperatures began to shoot up into the 90s. Over the past two days alone,...
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Scientists and beach-goers prepare for peak shark season on Cape Cod
Shark season peaks in August, September and October.
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Sharks are returning to Cape waters, and humans still have a lot to learn about them
Sharks are returning to Cape Cod. In the last decade, hundreds have been identified. Experts have learned a lot, but there’s still a lot they don’t know about these creatures of the deep. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, with the help of state’s leading expert Greg Skomal, have identified more than 600 sharks, tagging more than half of them....
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Sharks get close to swimmers more often than you might think, study shows
Roger Freeman remembers it like it was yesterday: A great white shark swimming right next to him a few summers ago while he was paddleboarding off Nauset Beach. “Ironically, to this day, if you Google ‘paddleboarder,’ you will get lots of hits,” Freeman said with a laugh. Freeman said he had no idea at the time, but it turns out,…
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Shark Season Begins in Mass. as 1st Sighting Is Caught on Video
It appears to be shark season again on Cape Cod, and just in time for Memorial Day weekend. A whale-watching cruise out of Provincetown spotted a shark eating a seal in the Atlantic about 30 miles from Boston Harbor on Sunday, the boating group said. Experts are calling it the area’s first sighting of the year, and reminding the public…
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13-Year-Old Survives Shark Attack
A 13-year-old girl in Florida survived a shark attack on Thursday.
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When Will the Great White Sharks Return to the Cape? Here's What Scientists Say
It’s almost Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer season. And yes, the sharks are already on their way. This is just the natural trend we have to watch out for in the summers. Get out your beach chairs, your sunscreen and your Sharktivity app, because mid-May marks the return of great whites to the Cape. Like snowbirds...
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Sharks Headed to New England Ahead of Summer
Before heading to the beach, consider checking out shark activity around the Bay State’s waters.
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Sharks Goalie James Reimer Declines to Wear Pride Jersey
San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer didn’t take part in pregame warmups Saturday night, saying the team’s decision to wear Pride-themed jerseys in support of the LGBTQ community runs counter to his religious beliefs.
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Sharks Trade Timo Meier to Devils in Huge Nine-Player, Four-Pick Deal
After weeks of trade rumors, Sharks forward Timo Meier finally is on his way to the East Coast in a deal with the Devils.
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Mass. Boy Reels in Great White Shark
The 12-year-old reeled in the shark, giving him the catch of a lifetime off the coast of Florida.
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NBC10 Boston's Top 10 Stories of 2022: COVID, Crime, Marine Life and More
It seems like every year has flown by since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with another blink 2022 has come and gone. For the second year running, the pandemic stole the spotlight on nbc10boston.com. But it wasn’t the only topic that got a lot of attention in 2022. Crime, ocean wildlife (both real and mythical) and, of...
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Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Tags 31 Sharks
Shark season has come to a close, and researchers were kept busy this year.