Sharks chomping on seals off Massachusetts, feasting on dead whale off Long Island

With hot weather here and more people on the water, large white shark observations go up in the region.

There was an “increase” in the activity of white shark confirmed off the state of the bay last week, including sealing sharks and taking a bar with hooked fishermen.

In addition, the sharks were spotted feast on a dead humpback whale in Long Island.

“There was certainly an increase in confirmed observations this week,” shark researcher John Chisholm told Herald.

“Just over time for Jaws’ 50th anniversary,” added Chisholm, who confirms the shark observations for the Sharkvitivity application of Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

Apex predators come to CAP each summer and fall to hunt seals. So, as expected, some of last week’s white sharks observations include shark bites on seals.

A seal with shark bites was reported near Longnook Beach in Truro and near the Grand Point de Nantucket.

In addition, a provincial beach has spotted a shark hunt and ate a seal – about 25 meters from the shore.

The Sharktivity application also has a report of a 10 -foot shark taking a striped bar captured of a fisherman in CAP COD bay.

Chisholm hopes that more fishermen will report these increasingly common incidents.

“I also want to raise awareness of striped scratch fishermen so as not to dwell on the side of the boat,” he said. “The greatest concern is when someone is on the side of the boat, and a shark will take the fish and will seize them too. It must be aware.”

During the previous summers, the sharks were enjoyed on the whale carcasses off the CAP and the islands. Some lucky sharks in recent days have been feeding on a dead whale from Long Island.

“We came back from an offshore trip trying to locate the pelagic birds for research on conservation. With the boat at cruising speed, we felt what we first thought was the breathing of the whales, then stopped the boat and scanned the horizon for a whale,” displayed Brian Doherty. “It turns out that we found a humpback whale carcass that had died for some time.

“While we got closer, the smell is strengthened and we realized that there were huge bites of the whale,” added Doherty. “Ten minutes after their arrival near the carcass, a very large big white shark appeared and started to eat the whale carcass. The shark was all in 15 ′ and was a brilliant show to attend.”

Meanwhile, on the north shore of Massachusetts, two white sharks were spotted during a whale watch. Sharks were seen about 10 miles north of Gloucester.

The Whale 7 Seas watch went to whales when their naturalist spotted a shark fin. The 7 seas will more often see sharks and blue sharks.

“We immediately knew the shape of the dorsal fin of this shark, it was neither a salt nor a blue,” posted the whale watch. “We could say that it was a big white or a short knot Mako – both rare – but required a better look to positively identify the animal. We have approached slowly to increase the chances of staying on the surface.

“When the shark swam in a smooth water spot near our boat, it became clear, it was a white shark!” The whale watch added. “We were very excited. We only saw this species only in the 42 years that we have been in business. The next big surprise came when a second big white entered and joined the first! The two sharks were swimming in circles on the surface allowing us to get many looks, photos and video.”

With the activity of the beach that resumes, Chisholm urges the beach to be “intelligent of the shark” and to pay attention to their environment.

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