'Record' Great White Shark Sightings Prompt Warning on Cape Cod

Researchers this week said they tagged four great white sharks off Cape Cod, prompting a shark warning for beachgoers.

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy said researchers tagged the sharks near Chatham Monday. Last month, 17 great whites were spotted off Cape Cod—mostly in the Chatham area.

The shark sightings this week prompted the raising of warning flags at Nauset Beach in Orleans.

Researchers said the sharks are swimming closer to shore than usual. There have been no shark attacks on humans so far this summer on the Cape. The last attack was in 2012 off the coast of Truro. The victim, a man, survived a bite to the leg.

Researchers this summer have captured incredible footage of shark attacks on seals—and even a humpback whale—off the Cape coast.

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Summer 2015 Great White Shark Encounters on Cape Cod

• Incredible Footage of Great White Shark Attacking Seal Off Cape Cod
• 17 Great White Sharks Spotted Off Cape Cod
• Great White Shark Vs. Humpback Whale Off Provincetown
• Footage Shows Daring Great White Shark Rescue in Chatham
• Cape Cod Man Bitten By Shark Lives to Tell Tale
• First Great White Shark Sighting of Summer 2015 on Cape Cod

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