Great white shark sneaks up on Cape Cod paddleboarders
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Due to the presence of juvenile Great White Sharks last fall in the waters off Crane Beach, we will be introducing several safety measures focused on the safety of our visitors and staff
Two paddleboarders outside the swim area of Marine Biological Laboratory' s Stony Beach in Woods Hole saw a shark up close on July 4. According to an advisory Falmouth Town Manager Mike Renshaw released on July 9, the sighting occurred after 7 p.m. when town beach staff were no longer on duty.
A well-known beach on the North Shore of Massachusetts is taking steps to protect swimmers this summer after a series of shark sightings last year.
A bipartisan bill to create an AMBER Alert-style shark warning system that alerts beachgoers of nearby predators is one step closer to reality. The bill, which passed the Senate, known as Lulu’s Law,
A 21-year-old man had caught the Sandbar shark while fishing but ended up needing to be evacuated by an air ambulance for treatment after being bitten
A 21-year-old man learned that the hard way over the weekend when he was bit in the leg by a sandbar shark on a Nantucket beach, and he ended up in the hospital. The fishermen had caught the sandbar shark and was trying to release it in the surf when he was bit by the shark — estimated to be about 5-6 feet long.
A man was reportedly bitten by a sandbar shark while shark-fishing. What to know about shore-based shark fishing rules in MA.
Now, the U.S. Senate is taking action passing “Lulu’s Law,” named after an Alabama teenager bitten by a shark last year. The law would allow authorities to send out cellphone alerts when there’s been a shark attack, just like an Amber Alert or weather alert.
A new shark alert system would empower authorities to quickly deploy warnings through mobile phone alert messages after a shark attack.