South Beach has reopened after a shark sighting closed the popular Edgartown beach to swimming earlier Tuesday. Edgartown parks department director Jessica McGroarty said that the sighting occurred at 12:15 p.m.
White shark populations are on the rise and shark research is also growing from coast to coast as scientists learn more about the apex predators.
The weather in South Africa almost put a damper on Shark Week this year.
Noted expert Greg Skomal will talk about great white sharks on Tuesday, August 8 at the Old Whaling Church. The event is a benefit for the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.
It has been estimated that the chance of getting attacked and killed by a shark are 1 in 3,748,067.
South Beach in Edgartown was closed Wednesday morning after a hammerhead shark was seen swimming in the water near shore. A biplane pilot confirmed the sighting.
In the case of the brown shark, you probably won’t ‘need a bigger boat.’
