Coverage dated July 26, 2023 to July 27, 2023

Cape Cod revealed as one of the largest white shark hotspots in the world

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Researchers have found that between 2015 and 2018, around 800 individual sharks gathered in the waters off Cape Cod.

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The Boston Globe
Scientists estimate 800 great white sharks visited Cape Cod between 2015 and 2018 (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Jul 26, 2023
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“We have generated the first estimate of abundance for the white shark at a new seasonal aggregation site” in the Western North Atlantic, said the study published Thursday.
CBS News
Cape Cod is one of the world's largest white shark hotspots, study finds (opens CBS News)
Published Jul 26, 2023
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New research shows about 800 white sharks visited Cape waters between 2015 to 2018.
Boston
Cape Cod is one of the biggest hotspots for white sharks in the world, new study says (opens Boston)
Published Jul 27, 2023
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The study found that around 800 white sharks visited Cape Cod over a four-year period, and that their numbers increased each year.
Newsweek
Cape Cod revealed as one of the largest white shark hotspots in the world (opens Newsweek)
Published Jul 27, 2023
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Researchers have found that between 2015 and 2018, around 800 individual sharks gathered in the waters off Cape Cod.
NBC New York
New research finds proof this area is a major white shark hot spot (opens NBC New York)
Published Jul 27, 2023
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Enough white sharks are now visiting Cape Cod that researchers are calling it one of the world’s largest hot spots for the apex predator. About 800 white sharks swam through the Cape Cod area from 2015 to 2018, according to the new research, published Thursday in the journal Marine Ecology Progress …
Fox News
Around 800 great white sharks have visited Cape Cod waters in recent years, scientists say (opens Fox News)
Published Jul 27, 2023
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Scientists said in a new study published Thursday that approximately 800 great white sharks have visited the waters around Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in recent years.