A widely known native shark skilled is as soon as once more getting some airtime for “Shark Week,” because the Cape Cod nice white inhabitants fascinates individuals across the globe.
Shark biologist Greg Skomal, who’s with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and tags nice whites alongside the Cape, is featured in a brand new “Shark Week” present that explores the migration of white sharks within the North Atlantic.
The present “Great White North” premieres on Discovery Wednesday night time. The “Shark Week” present examines the rising nice white inhabitants in Nova Scotia, and appears at whether or not Cape Cod white sharks are migrating a whole bunch of miles north.
“The great white shark population was overexploited along the Eastern Seaboard of North America,” Skomal says throughout the present. “Now, because protections have been put in place, more and more are coming back. And not all white sharks come to Cape Cod.
“We don’t think the white shark population on the Eastern Seaboard is fully restored yet,” he added. “A lot of animals may just stop by the rest stop and then keep moving on this migratory pathway, cross that border, and go into these rich productive areas and feast.”
Nice white sharks hunt seals alongside the Cape, and likewise alongside Nova Scotia.
Throughout the brand new present, researchers in Canada come throughout an amazing white that was tagged off the Cape.
“She’s one of ours,” Skomal mentioned of the shark. “We tagged her back in 2021, right off of Cape Cod here. She’s about 9-feet long.”
Researchers in Canada after the expedition discovered that about 23% of the sharks had been additionally seen across the Cape.
“The more I learn about white sharks here in the Atlantic, the more I see that this population is really coming back,” Skomal mentioned. “It looks like one of the largest white shark populations in the world… It’s pretty exciting.”
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In the meantime on Tuesday, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app had a “shark alert” for an amazing white near shore.
“!! SHARK ALERT !! White shark spotted 150 yds off North Cut of Chatham Harbor,” posted MA Sharks, which is run by native shark biologist John Chisholm.
Shark alerts are issued when a white shark sighting is confirmed near a public seaside. A notification goes out with every alert.
