OK. Alexi is the Herald's new digital strategist and multimedia producer. Cape Cod’s infamous sea villains are back just in time to kick off the start of summer. Alexi is a South Shore native, whose passions include all things Boston sports, and storytelling. A great white was spotted 15 yards offshore at Nauset Public Beach in Orleans around 10 a.m. Lifeguards reported a plane circling near the inlet. Researchers on Cape Cod are launching a new study focused on the hunting and feeding habits of the region's great white sharks (file image) following last year's two attacks on humans, including the state's first fatal one in more than 80 years. "It's been a banner year," said Greg Skomal, a shark biologist at the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. The worry over great whites follows last year’s fatal shark attack off Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, which claimed the life of a 26-year-old Revere man who was boogie-boarding. Maria Lovato can be reached at. Wellfleet’s Harbor Master’s office declined to confirm those reports. The beach was closed to swimming until 12:08 p.m., according to the app. At least no one can complain that this fishing trip was boring. He was the first person killed in Massachusetts by a shark since 1936. Help. “We are trying to determine when and where white sharks attack seals and to forecast that,” Skomal said. One shark was reportedly 13-feet-long and was seen eating a seal. That shark was reportedly 13-feet-long and was seen eating a seal near Monomy Island (pictured). CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. Coronavirus Keep journalists asking the hard questions. 'We're going from tracking day-to-day and seasonal movements to minute-to-minute, even second-to-second, fine-scale movements,' Skomal said. The research team was out on Cape Cod Bay today for the second time this season. Alexi graduated from the S.I. If sharks are feeding at certain times of the day or stages of the tide, for example, we can use that information to identify periods when the risk of interactions between sharks and recreational water users may be highest,” said Atlantic White Shark Conservancy CEO Cynthia Wigren on the group’s blog. Some beaches have been closed twice in one day. Subscribe to MassLive.com. So far 2019 is following last year’s numbers, which included one shark attack death after Arthur Medici, 26, was killed by a great white shark off the coast of Cape Cod. Researchers tagged four sharks off Wellfleet and Truro on Tuesday, bringing their total so far this season to 12. pic.twitter.com/F3Xnu13NE2, — MA Sharks ? The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. These 'acceleration data loggers,' or ADLs, will allow researchers to monitor a shark's movement in much greater detail than before, capturing data on swimming speed as well as depth and body position in the water. Researchers tagged four sharks off Wellfleet and Truro on Tuesday, bringing their total so far this season to 12. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Dragonfly Sportfishing Wayne Davis MA Sharks. The Division of Marine Fisheries is advising that beachgoers in areas where there have been documented shark sightings should stay in shallow water at all times, be aware of their surroundings when in the water, and adhere to posted warnings. They were the first great white sharks to be tagged on Cape Cod Bay this season. 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GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. Greg Skomal, senior fisheries scientist with the state Division of Marine Fisheries, told the Herald last week the goal is to track great white feeding patterns. PIERS MORGAN hoped for a kinder, less snarling world after Covid - but instead intolerant liberals have made us more divided than ever, he says in his new book, US Cyber Command attacks world's largest bot network of 1 million hijacked computers amid fears hackers plan to wreak havoc on the election, 'I'll probably get canceled for this': Comedian Bill Burr triggers woke internet warriors with hilarious SNL monologue that pokes fun at cancel culture, gay pride and defends John Wayne, Chopsticks? There were also two unconfirmed reports circulating of multiple shark sightings off the coast of Wellfleet Monday afternoon. (@MA_Sharks) August 11, 2019, Confirmed White Shark Alert on 2019-08-11T11:05:00-0400! They were closed again on Aug. 17 and Aug. 23. All sharks were on Billingsgate Shoal. Skomal is working with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy to track shark movement and behavior along Cape Cod to lower the risk of swimmers, surfers and beachgoers being attacked. A 13-foot great white shark was spotted eating a seal off the southern tip of Monomoy Island early Monday, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

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