This past week saw the closure of three popular Massachusetts beaches after great white sharks were spotted in the waters off-shore.
The beaches experiencing shark activity were Coast Guard Beach and Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro and Nauset Beach in Orleans.
A total of 10 great white sharks were spotted within just 24 hours, with four seen on July 15 and six seen on the morning of July 16.
Getty/Andrew Thirlwell This past week saw the closure of three popular Massachusetts beaches after great white sharks were spotted in the waters off-shore.
The beaches experiencing shark activity were Coast Guard Beach and Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro and Nauset Beach in Orleans.
A total of 10 great white sharks were spotted within just 24 hours, with four seen on June 15 and six seen on the morning of June 16.
Getty/Marisol Bogaard / EyeEm Experts theorize that a resurgence in the seal population around the Cape has resulted in an increase in the amount of shark activity near shore. Seals were once hunted to the edge of eradication during the 19th century in Massachusetts. After marine mammal protection laws were introduced in the 20th century, the number of seals living around Cape Cod has steadily grown.
Getty/Jenna Ardell Now, it seems great white sharks have been tempted by the plentiful banquet of food. After two attacks on people last summer, Cape Cod communities are struggling to find solutions to the shark problem that both protect human lives as well as safeguard the delicate marine ecosystem.
Getty/Velvetfish Cape Cod towns are starting to receive funding meant to help them better come with potential shark emergencies.
Getty/Andrew Thirlwell
This past week saw the closure of three popular Massachusetts beaches after great white sharks were spotted in the waters off-shore.
The beaches experiencing shark activity were Coast Guard Beach and Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro and Nauset Beach in Orleans.
A total of 10 great white sharks were spotted within just 24 hours, with four seen on June 15 and six seen on the morning of June 16.
Getty/Marisol Bogaard / EyeEm
Experts theorize that a resurgence in the seal population around the Cape has resulted in an increase in the amount of shark activity near shore. Seals were once hunted to the edge of eradication during the 19th century in Massachusetts. After marine mammal protection laws were introduced in the 20th century, the number of seals living around Cape Cod has steadily grown.
Getty/Jenna Ardell
Now, it seems great white sharks have been tempted by the plentiful banquet of food. After two attacks on people last summer, Cape Cod communities are struggling to find solutions to the shark problem that both protect human lives as well as safeguard the delicate marine ecosystem.
Getty/Velvetfish
Cape Cod towns are starting to receive funding meant to help them better come with potential shark emergencies.
Nauset Beach has just been outfitted with specialized first aid equipment meant to treat shark bite wounds, and a consulting group from Woods Hole is looking into potential technological solutions that would keep sharks away from people.
Some of these possible fixes may include drone surveillance, sonar buoys meant to deter sharks, and nets around swimming areas.
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