A pair of nice white sharks have been lately noticed feasting on a useless humpback whale that was floating in Cape Cod Bay off the South Shore.
These on the Elizabeth Marie constitution boat acquired a front-row seat to the apex predators going to city on the useless whale off Scituate, together with an estimated 16-foot white shark snacking on the carcass.
“We got to see something I have never seen before,” posted EM Fishing out of Scituate. “2 great white sharks feeding on a dead humpback!”
The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday had been alerted of a useless humpback whale floating off the South Shore. Researchers recognized the whale as Lollipop, a mature feminine that was final seen in good obvious well being on June 1.
Whale and Dolphin Conservation and Heart for Coastal Research responded to the scene to analyze the whale’s dying.
“No entangling material was found on the whale,” NOAA Fisheries New England/Mid-Atlantic posted. “After documentation, they successfully attached a large satellite tracking tag to the whale. This will allow us to monitor the whale’s location.
“After assessing the logistics of a tow and the inability to find an appropriate landing site, NOAA Fisheries has determined that the whale will be left floating,” NOAA Fisheries added.
Massachusetts Environmental Police and the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy additionally offered assist for the incident in Cape Cod Bay.
Because the begin of 2016, NOAA Fisheries has reported the next variety of humpback whale deaths alongside the Atlantic coast from Maine by Florida. There have been 44 useless humpback whales reported off Massachusetts since 2016.
General, of all of the useless Atlantic whales examined, about 40% had proof of human interplay — both a ship strike or entanglement.
“Maintain a safe distance from all marine mammals, especially entangled large whales who may act unpredictably,” NOAA Fisheries posted. “Immediately report all stranded or entangled marine mammals to NOAA’s marine mammal and sea turtle stranding hotline at (866) 755-6622 to be directed to a trained responder.”
In the meantime over the weekend, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app lit up with shark alerts as nice whites have been seen near shore.
It was an particularly busy Sunday off of Chatham, the place the apex predators recurrently hunt for seals.
“!! SHARK ALERT !! White shark spotted 59 yds off North Beach Island!” posted MA Sharks, which is run by 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.
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