It was solely a matter of time earlier than a white shark confirmed up for breakfast.
Shark researcher John Chisholm referred to as it when he noticed a colony of seals off Plymouth’s Manomet Level over the weekend.
Quickly after, an ideal white shark chomped on one of many seals — resulting in the seal’s doubtless demise and triggering seashore closures.
“This should serve as a reminder that we’re in peak white shark season,” posted Chisholm, who’s an adjunct scientist on the New England Aquarium.
“With warm weather in the forecast, you need to remain vigilant when entering the water!” he added.
The seal survived the preliminary chunk and made it to the rocks off Stage Level. However it was a “mortal wound,” Chisholm stated.
“The wounds are severe and it most likely won’t survive,” he added.
Had a seal get bit by a white shark off Manomet Level this morning. It made it to a rock however suffered a mortal wound.
This could function a reminder that we’re in peak white shark season. With heat climate within the forecast, you should stay vigilant when getting into the water! pic.twitter.com/YkV5OJDen3— MA Sharks 🦈 (@MA_Sharks) September 14, 2025
Plymouth White Horse Seaside and Lengthy Seaside have been closed to swimming on Sunday, because the seashores had crimson flag warnings because of the white shark off Manomet Level.
The seashores reopened on Monday underneath yellow flags — that means “use caution.”
“White shark activity is at its peak from August through October in Massachusetts,” the City of Plymouth posted. “Please note that Manomet Point has an established seal haul-out area, which attracts white sharks.”
In the meantime, Monday was the seventh anniversary of Arthur Medici’s demise after he was bitten by a white shark off Newcomb Hole seashore in Wellfleet.
That was the final deadly white shark chunk of a human off the Cape.
“Please take a moment to remember him and his family today,” Chisholm posted. “Also keep in mind this is peak white shark season. Be #SharkSmart and stay vigilant.”
Final yr, September had the second most shark detections off the Cape — with 44,662 nice white shark detections, in response to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Logbook.
October had probably the most shark detections with 55,187, and August had the third most detections with 40,725.
