Great white shark bites seal in first sighting of the season off Massachusetts

Seal Attacked Off Nantucket, White Shark Season Begins

NANTUCKET – The Cape and Islands are getting its first signs of white shark activity for the season after a family watched one seal get attacked off of Nantucket.  The seal managed to get onto the beach but succumbed to its wounds, with New England Aquarium scientists saying its consistent with white shark feeding.  “This […] The post Seal Attacked Off Nantucket, White Shark Season Begins appeared first on CapeCod.com.

Nantucket's First Great White Of The Season Spotted After It Bit A Seal Off The Beach

great white shark fin out of water While Memorial Day is still a few weeks out marking the unofficial ‘official’ start of the Summer season in Nantucket the Massachusetts island just had its first great white shark sighting of the year. A seal that had been bitten by a shark which was later determined to be a great white was spotted off Smith’s Point in Madaket. Over the years, the coastal area between Nantucket and Cape Cod have become the most…

Great white shark bites seal in first sighting of the season off Massachusetts | News Channel 3-12

By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story     NANTUCKET, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s time for beachgoers in Massachusetts to start thinking about sharks again, the New England Aquarium says. The first great white shark of the season was spotted off Nantucket on Sunday. The shark went after a seal off Smith’s Point in Madaket, which is on the western end of the island. A witness saw a pool of blood in the water, then a seal swimming to th…

Great white shark bites seal in first sighting of the season off Massachusetts

By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story     NANTUCKET, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s time for beachgoers in Massachusetts to start thinking about sharks again, the New England Aquarium says. The first great white shark of the season was spotted off Nantucket on Sunday. The shark went after a seal off Smith’s Point in Madaket, which is on the western end of the island. A witness saw a pool of blood in the water, then a seal swimming to th…

Shark sighting prompts warning at Pokai Bay

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Ocean Safety officials have issued a shark warning for Pokai Bay after an aggressive 8-foot shark was spotted roughly 75 yards offshore in the middle of the bay Tuesday morning. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news Lifeguards confirmed the sighting and have posted warning signs along the beach to alert swimmers and beachgoers. No injuries or incidents have been reported. Sta…

First white shark of season confirmed in Mass. waters after seal carcass washes up on Nantucket beach - The Boston Globe

An adjunct scientist at the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life confirmed bite wounds on the seal came from a white shark.