![]() ![]() This undated photo provided by Atlantic White Shark Conservancy shows Great White Shark Scooby. The fear that people have about white sharks because of the 1975 movie "Jaws"-about a massive great white terrorizing a New England resort town-and two shark attacks off Cape Cod in 2018, one of them fatal, is largely misplaced, Winton said. "What we've seen the last couple years in terms of activity and sightings has been par for the course of what we've been seeing for the past several years." ![]() "It's not necessarily indicative of there being more sharks off of Cape Cod," Winton said. Identifying more sharks does not mean there are more of them out there and does not mean a greater risk to the public. Scientists during last year's research trips from mid-June until early November documented the return of 63 sharks that had previously been spotted in the area, the nonprofit announced this month.ĭon't worry. Many of the sharks return to the area year after year to feed on the abundant seals that call Cape Cod home. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy has now has documented more than 600 of the apex predators since it began monitoring the population in 2014, staff scientist Megan Winton said Wednesday. ![]()
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