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Donations For Cape Cod Shark Buoys To Be Returned
The organizers of an effort to fund shark-detecting buoys say it is too late to install them this year.
CAPE COD, MA — A fundraising effort to install shark-detecting sonar buoys off Cape Cod has fallen through this year, as the organizers say it is too late to install them. The GoFundMe campaign raised over $36,000 of its $200,000 goal, which will be returned to donors, according to the Cape Cod Times.
The campaign was named the Arthur Clever Buoy Pilot in honor of Arthur Medici, a 26-year-old man who was fatally attacked off Wellfleet by a great white shark in September. Its aim was to fund a three-month test run of two buoys off the coast of Cape Cod.
Organizer Heather Doyle told the Times they couldn't get a community or the Cape Cod National Seashore to install the buoys.
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More advanced methods of improving shark safety, including sonar buoys, drones and nets, are being examined on Cape Cod. Local officials have said they would like to wait for a report by consulting firm Woods Hole Group before launching additional shark-repellent efforts. The final report is expected to be released in September.
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