It’s not simply nice white sharks searching for Cape Cod seals as of late.
These on a whale watch discovered that just lately once they noticed a mako shark chomping on a seal, as they noticed the water flip bloody.
Passengers on Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises received a front-row seat to the mako shark feasting on a seal over the weekend.
“Yesterday is a day that everyone aboard will be talking about for a long, long time,” the native whale watch posted. “The whale sightings were spectacular… The talk of the day, however, will be the predation that we observed as a mako shark attacked and attempted to feed on a gray seal.
“While difficult to witness, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the true power of one of the ocean’s top predators,” Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises added.
A leisure boater then approached the scene, which reportedly scared the mako shark away.
“I point this out as a reminder that all wild animals need, and deserve, their space, and hope that this anecdote serves as an example for how we humans can make better choices regarding our impact on wildlife,” the whale watch posted.
A lot of the eye has been on white sharks alongside the Cape in recent times, as they seek for seals near shore.
The white sharks coming close to public seashores continues to result in many shark alerts, like on Tuesday alongside the Outer Cape.
“Two sharks spotted by spotter pilot off of Coast Guard Beach (Eastham) close to shore,” reads the shark alert on the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app.
“White sharks spotted north of Nauset Light Beach, 50 yards offshore heading north,” reads one other shark alert.
Cape shark alerts are issued when an incredible white shark sighting is confirmed near a public seashore. A notification goes out with every alert.
In the meantime, there was a rise in ocean sunfish being reported as nice white sharks.
Though they give the impression of being nothing alike, the sunfish’s giant dorsal fin causes the confusion. In contrast to sharks, they use their fin like a paddle, transferring it forwards and backwards to swim.
“Sunfish can also breach which results in a large splash which leads people to believe they’re a shark,” shark researcher John Chisholm posted. “If you do see a fin you can’t identify, always err on the side of caution! Exit the water and notify lifeguards/local authorities. You can also report on the Sharktivity app.”
