It’s that time of year at the beaches of Massachusetts when the public is urged to be “shark smart.” And there have been numerous sightings of great white sharks over the weekend, mostly off Cape Cod, data shows.
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy keeps track of great whites in the area via the Sharktivity app. The app shows where sharks have been spotted based on reports from researchers, public officials and user-submitted photos.
From Friday through mid-day Sunday, there have been more than a dozen shark reports. The blue fin icon indicates that researchers have confirmed the sighing. Here’s when and where they happened:
Chatham: On Friday, a white shark was spotted about 30 feet off North Beach Island, traveling south. The next morning, an acoustic receiver detected an 11-foot shark that researchers named “Baobab” in the area. Also on Saturday, a user reported that a shark was seen about 200 feet off North Beach Island and was headed south…