Large Great White Sharks Near Shore in Cape Cod
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- In August, I was able to spend a week in Cape Cod with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy observing and learning about the local white shark populations. The first thing I noticed is that white sharks on the coast here tend to be a bit larger than the juvenile sharks I observe in Southern California. At one point, I filmed a shark approximately 12-14 feet long just 25 yards from shore. This video is part one of a series I'm releasing about sharks in and around Cape Cod.
We spent a few days on the water monitoring, observing, and tagging white sharks. It was very much a learning experience and I was very happy to share my knowledge of drones with scientists in the area to help in scientific research and public safety.
Special thanks to AWSC, Cynthia Wigre & Ben Wigren. And big thanks to research technicians Victoria Migneko & Kelly Alvez for the drone support and the drone flying contests (I won the landing pad contest btw)!
Thank you AWSC intern Hannah Leary & your family for your help in getting me to Cape Cod!
Big thanks to Pelham on Main for the support.
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I remember visiting Cape Cod in 2002 and going to Nauset beach. I saw a seal pop upright next us and immediately wanted to get out of the water. My buddy said there were no sharks. I told him if there were seals there were sharks. It may have taken 8 or so years but the sharks definitely showed up. Within 10 years Cape Cod went from having almost no GW sharks to being one of the hot spots in the world.
I learned to swim on Nantucket Island, off Cape Cod, and as a kid went out 100 yards or more into the ocean to body surf and surf. Then "Jaws" -- which was filmed on Nantucket and nearby Martha's Vineyard -- came out. I don't know how I convinced my mother to let me see it, but I wish I hadn't. Great film but It took me 2 years before I felt fully comfortable in the water again.
I've never been comfortable in the water thanks to jaws. Not even in lake Ontario.
@@anontool2711 Me neither. Jaws took care of my ocean swimming. Up to the thighs only. No riding the waves.😣
JAWS was filmed on Martha’s Vineyard, not Nantucket. I’ve read dozens of books and interviews about the making of JAWS and never read anything about Nantucket filming.
@@treasurechest123 So it’s like returning to the scene of the crime. Where Spielberg stole your youth with his living cinematic nightmare just waiting for you offshore.
Actually, I think the white sharks are just waiting for the Shark Week crew to show and get some easy eats when they bring cage divers again. More Albacore, please!
I used to fish for bluefish off the northern tip of Nantucket island (30 miles off Cape Cod). Up until the early '90s, you never saw seals on the beach and only occasionally in the water. In 2012, the last time I was there, I couldn't even land a fish there without a seal stealing it off my line. The beach was covered with them -- the island had 15,000 of them. A comeback indeed.
It's so awesome that you're using your art to team up with science. Such a crossover!!! Keep up the great work. You're doing amazing things
Thank you so much!
That’s amazing, so the public can download an app which lets them know the locations of any nearby tagged shark, brilliant
The reason they are more cautious on the cape is because the sharks in general are much larger and they are actively hunting and feeding on seals within feet of the shore.
The difference between Cape Cod and everywhere else is that the seals are actually right on the same beach that the people are. The shark are hunting mammals in the surf. In California they hunt seals more offshore. It is not safe to swim or paddle out on Cape Cod. If people did that, there would a lot of accidental attacks.
I jumped off jaws bridge. One hell of a current. The ferry is a mile from my house to go to the cape islands. It's a really beautiful place and I was their in May. The water is warmer here in August than in California and the water is way clearer here
can confirm. was swimming out there about 25 yards out just past breakers 5-6ft of water and out pops a seal head 5 feet from me. I got out right after that bc I kind of look like a fat seal and didn't want Jaws thinking i was one too
@@gregst.martin4889 The water at the bridge is clear but the water on the National Seashore is very cloudy.
@@sevenrats correct
Uhh La jolla in San Diego
Cape cod in the summer is such a vibe ,, i luv Sharks 🦈
Sometimes you poke the shark...
Sometimes the shark pokes you...
I love these animals.. They're can appear so calm when they're simply gliding through the water.. Fearsome but yet so majestic..
Good to see you in our neck of the woods !! I live in New Bedford, MA . We are a little south shore city that used to be the world's largest whaling city and Herman Melville lived here. We are definitely sea people here in MA 🌊 🦈 🦭 ⛵ 🐟
Same! I love our area and beaches
Im from Rhode Island
I'm so delighted youve come to my Mass. I've followed you since you were a wee youtuber and now youre on my coast detailing great white activity. Nicely done. Keep up the awesome work.
Sharks are amazing. They’ve been here for so long. Their beauty is otherworldly. They deserve nothing but reverence, kindness and protection. For me, they are nature’s masterpiece
Beautiful comment and I agree
Thanks so much for coming out! Awesome stuff. I'm in the waters here all the time. More buoys at the surf spots!
Been coming here for vacation all of my life. Seen the seals from the shore but never the sharks. Cool to finally see what everyone talks about.
Great channel. Glad to see you out here on the East Coast.
This is my shark backyard! Or was, lol. My family owned a house in Eastham right on the beach (Cook’s Brook) for years, and we always played with horseshoe crabs and swam with grey seals as kids. Growing up we knew the sharks were around and I found them thrilling-still do-but yes the local population is much, much more fearful and reserved about them, which makes sense. Lots of mature males and females doing hunting cruises. Still it’s wonderful to see them pass the buoys on the app and people get excited too! Fear and love can go hand in hand, and certainly does out on the Cape sometimes. Thank you so much for sharing.
I just feel sorry for today's kids. Stuck indoors on PCs and now can't even go for a swim in the sea. You had your magical childhood.
I think there’s more caution on the Cape because 1.) they’re relatively new and 2.) the water is warmer and there are more casual swimmers. You don’t need a wetsuit, eg.
I spent my summers in Truro in high school & college. Body surfing, swimming, small boats.
Not Any More! 😬
im so excited to watch!!! i wish i could have such an experience. great white sharks are my favorite creature and i could observe them forever.
They’re my favourite animal too. I’m obsessed. Nothing more beautiful. I always say they are nature’s masterpiece
Me too as long as I don't meet 1 while in the water lol
@@SalemSphynx Me too! I’m happy staying on land
Beautiful footage! Nice to see another area of the ocean and geography with white sharks.
I love that you included Dr Greg. I wish I could have a conversation and pick his brain. I missed him on this years shark week. Hoping he’ll be in next years. Him and Andy are my favorites. I really enjoyed your live from Massachusetts a couple of months ago. I always enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing
Shots of that school of fish are unreal.
This is incredible! Another informative, all around excellent video. Nicely done. Thank you for doing this ❤
My hometown or area i should say. We love our White Sharks here. They have been plentiful over the past 10+yrs. Especially, with the Gray Seal population surging. I'm glad you covered our area on your channel. The more we can learn about these massive fish the better. And more importantly protect our summer bathers from any "potential" harm. We did have one attack here and it was fatal i believe back in 2018 but it's VERY rare. We haven't had one since 1936...!!! But i feel the more seals and people in the water the likelihood of attacks going up might be. So you have too be vigilant about when and where your swim.
Was just out in Chatham a few weeks back and took a seal boat tour just behind North beach. We saw 2 spotter planes and could hear them talking to the Research boats calling out the shark locations.
Many years ago I would go surfing off the coast of Wellfleet and be only slightly worried about sharks. Now I wouldn't do it, especially after the fatal attack there.
You have to remember that millions of people go swimming in Wellfleet each yr and other parts of the outer Cape, and since 1837, there have only been 2 deaths and 15 interactions with Great whites! Now, given seals were hunted into extinction, and only until 1960, they banned killing seals, and since then, there's a little over 100k between Grey and Harbor seals! Now people swim in Cape Cod all summer without any provocations! But still worldwide, there's an average of 10 people dying from sharks! Only in 1936 and 2018 have there been deaths from a Great W?white there!
@@meaghancote-mcauley79 Statistics say you're correct, but emotionally I would feel like something was eyeing me up for snack time.
@mheermance I agree with you, I've never been the same because I've never been the same since watching since watching Jaw's! I don't mind swimming off the beach, but I won't
I live in the cape I’ve been wanting to go out with my drone and try and catch some sightings. Phenomenal shots thanks for the amazing content.
Thank you for the work that you do to protect and teach us about these amazing sharks!
Great point on "caution". We have MUCH larger sharks here then in California at least in my opinion they are. I've seen them even BIGGER than 14ft. We've had a couple in the 16ft range and one that was 18ft...!!! So yes these are mature adults not juveniles.
Thanks! There's definitely not bigger sharks there than in California. I'm not saying it as a competitive statement, I'm just saying it as a fact. 14-18 footers are very common in our waters. The only difference is that in Cape Cod, the population center is closer to the where the big sharks are, whereas here, much of the populated beaches are near nurseries. I've filmed a 15 footer in the surf just 20 yards off shore here. The areas that mirror Cape Cod in California are very much inaccessible by humans due to either being protected waters or private land. Luckily I have access to these areas now and I'll show you 20 footers pretty soon.
@@TheMalibuArtist Well i'm waiting where are those 20 footers...?
There are massive great whites in California bro
Ever see Guadalupe Island?
Those sharks migrate up and down the coast of CA
@@tomtalker200020 footers don’t hang out in 10 feet of water, 20 yards from shore in CA
Beautiful and informative!
As a local, I wanted to point out though that the movie "Jaws" was filmed from an island off of the Massachusetts coast called Martha's Vineyard, not Cape Cod.
This video made my day! I follow your channel and all the California coverage but we live out east and spend a lot of time in Chatham so this was great to see. Thanks!
I lived in Marshfield, Massachusetts, back in the early 60s. Marshfield is a beach town on the mainland and is directly across from Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod. I remember all of the beaches being shutdown for several weeks one summer because of Great White Shark sightings in Cape Cod bay. Back then, it was not common because of the decline in the seal population.
I love Marshfield my dad had a house on the beach there. Beautiful little town
I am happy that you visited there, as I do enjoy your posts. Honestly, I love oceanography, I miss being near the ocean, I loved everything about the ocean as a kid - and you are refreshing me with your interests and dedication. Sorry, not being over the top I hope - but you are the only person I see posting videos like this on the web, and you are so timely for doing so. Thank you for being you.
We so appreciate your time and art at watching and filming these sharks you bring such knowledge to people without it....thank you from the UK 🇬🇧 😀
I swam off of the Cape all the time in the late 70s, before the seals made a comeback and the Cape turned into a snack bar for Great Whites. Not going back out there now!
You’re just spreading shark love and joy wherever you go! My daughter and I are going to sponsor a shark tag!! She’s so excited!! Sharks saved my life once and I’ve been doing my best to educate people on the importance to sharks and our environment ever since! I owe them a lot. We owe them a lot. Without them the ocean dies. No sharks, no ocean, no planet! It’s very simple!
You’re JAWSOME! Thank you for all you do! I love your videos!!
Hi Joanna, When you have the time, I'd very much appreciate if you could briefly explain how a shark saved your life. You've really peaked my interest. My best to you and yours from Northern California. Thanks.
as a local i'm really happy to see you up here and 2 summers ago a Dr. was attacked off of a Truro beach but because of the huge hill that leads down to the beach made it that more life threatening. Thank you Malibu Artist 🙏🏻
Are there any beaches protected by nets there? I remember seeing one in Truro.
I love that area
Danke Carlos für die wunderschöne Dokumentation, bin immer wieder begeistert, die weißen Haie zu sehen.
I grew up on Cape Cod, beautiful spot! Thanks for the informative video! 😊
I remember seeing posts on FB from the AWSC about your visit. I'm a native of the Cape and I hope you had a nice time there.
I love how their tagging doesn't need to traumatize or damage the shark. What amazing work they're doing!
Agreed & know its to help them but always hated seeing their dorsal fins drilled cuz obv had to hurt!
The tags with the camera are big
I am incredibly thankful for your videos.
Your videos are like mini documentaries with amazing footage and excellent narration. Thank you.
It is thanks to your channel that I am learning to love and appreciate these magnificent creatures.
That was so great to see you in my old stomping grounds. And oh picked right up on the fact that New Englanders are more cautious but your amazing videos and dialogue has given way to this person wonderful insight into a shark’s behavior. Thank you tyt thank you
Excellent video and narration. Great work.
Thank you kindly!
That shark didn't even flinch , took the tag like a Boss 💪
Amazing. Educational and beautiful. I have waited half a lifetime for your work as has the natural world. Utterly brilliant Malibu..
I love your podcast, I'm so glad you've finally made it up to Cape Cod, I've suggested many times about you doing a video there and now seeing that you have is "AMAZING" because just like you said about people's attitudes here are far different than California's! I'd tell so many people about your show and to see how we are swimming around these sharks all the time and that we just didn't know! I'd say to them, these sharks aren't going to attack you! Many, many doubts, so I'd always tell them to watch your podcast and how you show Great Whites swimming around people all the time and without any provocations!
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing the knowledge and the great videos!
2:54 I love this shot so much, perfectly framed. I really love your channel, I learn so much while being inspired to take my drone out more!
These videos are genuinely amazing, thank you
Wonderful videos & great information about these magnificent animals!!!
👍💕👍
Truly an amazing video! Thank you for sharing always waiting for your informative and most beautiful videos!
I can't wait to go on an excursion with the AWSC! It's on my bucket list.
Perhaps another reason for the more cautious reaction to Great Whites on Cape Cod beaches compared to California, is that they are fairly recent arrivals as you indicated in the video, because of the rebound in the seal population. California has a much longer history with them so maybe beachgoers in CA are just more used to having them around. There was also a fatal great white shark attack near the area you filmed a few years ago, as well as a few other non fatal attacks over the last 10 years or so.
Glad you enjoyed our beautiful new England coast and the awac,hope you got a chance to visit the woods hole marine 😀 center while in the cape area.and yes we do have deep respect for the great white there are some very large specimens in that area,and I am fine with watching them from aboard the boat,to much mistaken identity for me to swim with them predators. Glad you had a wonderful time 😊 ❤ come again, July and August are best months but unfortunately also the busiest lol,traffic can be a nightmare if not planned at the right times,lol.enjoy and peace.ps we love Northern California ♥ like way up by ureka. Nice big country up there and beautiful motorcycle riding 👌
I have been waiting for this!!! Carlos, you did not disappoint! I was surprised to see all the seal below the surface. It’s common to see them pop out for a breath but I didn’t realize how many you don’t see. Awesome video! Thank you!!
Please come to Long Island, I know you specialize in Great Whites, and I'm not sure how many Great Whites are in the Long Island Sound, or off of the South Shore, but I'd love to see what exists in our oceans where I grew up. Keep up the great work, love your channel, and I'm a big fan of what you do.
Absolutely fantastic images. As usual. Always a joy to watch, listen and learn. 🙂
Amazing birds eye footage... Always. Mucho thanks Carlos.
Thank you very much for covering my area and our beautiful sharks ❤
This is BRILLIANT! Thank you!!
Thank you so much for continuing to educate us! Love your videos. Love sharks. Magnificent apex predators that are vital to healthy oceans.
Yeees, Cape Cod learned the hard way about the great white don't you know.
Amazing footage! Nothing beats the beauty of the outer Cape beaches.
Water gets deep fast and seals are hunted very close to shore. Sometimes you get lucky to witness predation, but most of the time you walk up on a beached dead seal with a massive hole punched out.
I wonder why they use spotter planes rather than drones. Drones would be so much more cost effective and able to hover closer than a fly-by.
Such beautiful animals. I love your videos. 🦈🦈❤️❤️
Another incredible video. Great work!
Awesome video- thank you so very much for all you do.
This is fantastic news! I love it. I'll donate. This kind of collaboration and citizen science enthusiasm is bringing problem solving and sustainable solutions up to the 21st century level. Excellent!
Problem solving of what?? To figure out where sharks swim??
In the ocean...
Amazing as always! Loving the new location as well!
Informative and educational in equal measure. A valuable addition to wider knowledge of nature and its
effects.
I swear that the boat dropping the buoy has Greg Skomal in the blue hat and hoodie. I love watching him do his research, he so knowledgeable and awe inspiring when he interacts with them, reminiscent of a kid in a candy store. 😂🥰
Okay so maybe I should watch the whole video before commenting next time. 🙈😳🤷 but i had no idea i would be right! 👀🥰🤟
Your videos are amazing.
i came upon your channel and i’m so glad
wonderful content and photography
To be honest I grew up going to the beach very often and now with the increasing shark attacks and then they are now so close to shores; before I knew of hammer and tiger sharks close but still further out and I could go in the ocean up to 6 feet or less. But after seeing so many getting close on drones. In my younger years we had to be careful with underwater pressure that would take you further out or into the water at certain beaches that we already knew and sometimes it moves you way to the sides. By seeing that amount so close there’s no way I’m swimming in the ocean and now because people bringing alligators as pets then threw them in an area that it was awesome to go to the restaurants on the ocean and then at the end of the row of restaurants there is an area you could go swimming but in 2 decades after they adapted and reproduce now you can’t swim there or even out of the water in a shaded area of palm trees you can’t even go picnic , grilling or swimming. They are spread out the fishermen that picked the fresh seafood at the restaurants have gone out of business and dangerous fishing and the parking lots of the restaurants now you can’t even go and have an evening dinner. We never had this trouble and another thing is we never had poisoning snakes or like anacondas type of snake. People too in illegal trafficking brought them. Let me tell you it was awesome to go hiking at the rain forest and even that has changed. So now enjoy swimming in a pool.
Can hardly wait for this video, just as all the other videos you share with us! They all are so inspiring to me. Great Whites are by far my favorite above other sharks, although I do love all sharks. Keep up the wonderful, inspiring, beautiful and heartwarming hard work for us all! ❤👍💯❣
That's my state :D
Very interesting and informative video. Good job sir 👍
Thanks for sharing this video I love it As if i watched documentary about sharks I Love Great White Sharks So Much 💙🦈
Great video as always! Commenting for the support of the sharks!
There is a video on youtube where a great white comes up to the boat, creepily stares for a few seconds than swims away. The video is called something like giant shark encounter cape cod 2017.They showed the video to coast guard and was verified a white shark over 22ft
I saw that video. It was a basking shark. I have no idea how the coast guard could get that wrong.
Great to see more of you from Cape Cod, Carlos! Very different sharks (mature ones, actively hunting seals) and vibe from the population, not least because the peninsulas big business as a summer destination. That part hasn't changed from Benchley's Jaws....
I've had the Sharktivity app for 2 years now and frequently check it in season - even though I'm in Europe!
You don't just see pings of the tags and spotter plane warnings but also sightings and photos from the general public, including occasional predation photos and videos. It's really cool.
I wouldn't travel to US again nowadays, with the unstable political climate, restrictions on women's autonomy, daily gun violence and the many horror stories about ordinary, harmless foreign tourists and business people harassed by TSA (massively increased since 2016). But I hope some day it'll be better again and I can go see the Cape Cod great whites for myself 🤞🏻
I love watching your videos- and esp. now to see the white sharks off the cape near me- fascinating!
so glad you got to the cape! come back soon!!
Beautiful footage of these amazing animals and yes I stay out of the ocean now because it's there's.
So many seals make this a prime hunting ground so researchers needed to study WS to protect them. Have follow these researchers & glad you are filming now🦈🦈🦈🤗🤗
I was traumatized by the Jaws movies as a kid. I won't even go thigh deep in the ocean anymore lol.. but these videos are really cool. I appreciate sharks and any living creature for that matter. but I just can't get down with swimming in the ocean. These videos have certainly helped to lessen the fear of sharks and to see how beautiful and important they are. but I still choose to have my feet on the shore haha. thanks for sharing!
We all got traumatized by jaws but you don't need to be scared, I've dived with sharks, it's one of the most beautiful experiences one could ever do in your life. Being in the ocean swimming doesn't mean there's a great white next to you, you just need to respect the environment don't go out when light is low or no one else is around, stay within the flags and enjoy
“A breathtaking encounter with the predator we love to fear”- tagline for an IMAX film about this awe-inspiring sea creature
Beautiful Cape Cod ❤️ I was there a couple weeks ago and I had a wonderful time exploring its beaches.
welcome sharks 🦈 I have respect for the ocean and its animals.
I'm in Awe with the amount of dedication! Your ability to narrate, capture, & edit is breathtaking. However, the entire picture, from your view, of all marine life (humans included), that is what keeps you & your content on my mind even hours after I've watched your videos. I honestly feel connected with your message. Hats off to you Sir. You must be as kind & sweet in person as you sound. The connections you make & showcase, well not just anyone could get entire scientific marine organizations on board for TH-cam vids.
Well Done 👏
* It seems CA could take some ques from The Cape's proactive approach.
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Beautiful place. Beautiful animals.
Great footage!
Your footage always amazes me. It is so beautiful to see from above. I was wondering how they tag a great white. That is really interesting. Having so much scientific and even safety information is a great thing to help research and to keep the public safe. I take it this is not being done in California?
We all love a good old fashioned shark 🦈
Tagging used to be pretty invasive, I'm glad technology has improved! Though I'm sure sharks will find a way to get rid of tags sooner, a battery life of 10 years is great.
I miss Massachusetts sometimes. Great memories.
Thanks for your great videos. A reminder of how little we know about these creatures and much of ocean life.
Would love to see what's going on in the waters off the Maritimes! Have you ever been!?
Apparently their populations are growing off the coast of Nova Scotia, I wonder if they gotten as far in as Prince Edward Island? There once was a 20ft white shark caught off Alberton PEI years ago (70s/80s) unfortunately it passed as it was caught in a fishing net..
I heard this year they are offering white shark cage diving near Halifax NS! & to think I never thought we had em in Canada 🇨🇦