sharks

Two surfers had a close call with a shark recently. It's a reminder that sharks are present in Cape Cod waters long after the summer beach season ends.

Arthur Medici lived in Revere, close to his aunt, Marisa Medici. She spoke with CAI this week to reflect on the five-year anniversary of his death from a shark bite off Wellfleet.

"Until now, we've never had any idea of how many white sharks might be out there." A four-year study confirms Cape Cod is the country's hot spot.

Shark scientists from the state and the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy have deployed acoustic receivers along the coast to detect tagged sharks. Their goals are twofold: to develop knowledge of the sharks’ long-term behavior, and to protect beachgoers in real time.

Native seals are already attracting white sharks off Provincetown.

Great white shark researchers working off the coast of Cape Cod have finished up for the season after tagging 31 new sharks.

White sharks are arriving in Massachusetts waters for the summer, and researchers who study shark behavior off Cape Cod are testing some new techniques.

Fishers tend to view seals as a nuisance, whereas tourists love them. But they agree on some things.

Using acoustic receivers at Head of the Meadow and Nauset beaches, Bryan Legare of the Center for Coastal Studies is looking at how sharks move in relation to natural features, such as sandbars. Now, the project is adding three more popular beaches.

Thirteen research groups and government agencies have formed a consortium to share information about white sharks in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, and…