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Cape Cod Is One Of The Most Popular Places In The World For Sharks

Author Carolyn Kruse

We love to summer on the Cape. But we aren’t alone. Clearly, in the past couple of decades sharks have made Cape Cod their hot summer spot. What’s up with that? The answer is likely seals. Lots and lots of seals. According to a new study, Cape Cod is one of the most popular places in the world for sharks.

Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, the state fisheries division and UMass Dartmouth determined what we all could sense: The Cape is the summer destination for sharks in the United States. The study, as reported in boston.com, revealed that about 800 white sharks have “summered” off Cape Cod in the period between 2015 and 2018. And this is the very first evaluation of “white shark abundance in the western North Atlantic Ocean.” (boston.com)

Why is Cape Cod one of the most popular places in the world for sharks? According to over 2,800 videos from 137 research trips tracking he sharks, it’s not just about the seals. The population of white sharks is increasing every year. But hey, the sharks are just doing their job of feeding in waters abundant with seals. One expert said this is good. It’s shows a restoration of an ecosystem. Good if you’re a shark, I guess.

People are encouraged to download the Sharktivity app, in order to track what beaches are seeing sharks at any given time. The app tells you which beaches are shut down due to shark sightings. It tracks researches and visitors sightings in New England,

Afraid of Getting Eaten By a Shark? Then Avoid These Massachusetts Beaches

  • North Truro High Head Beach

    In 2019 there were 5 shark sightings here. It is consistently a popular beach for sharks to be seen although the amount of actual sharks seen here is quite low.

    High Head, Truro, Cape Cod | WeNeedaVacation.com

    Beach access is available on dirt road, free parking. ORV permits can be purchased in Provincetown from the National Park Service at Province Lands Visitor

  • Ballston Beach in Truro

    Ballston Beach reported some shark sightings back in 2019 and is consistently an area of the Cape that sharks are seen. There were 6 sightings in 2019.

    Ballston Beach in Truro to reopen after great white shark spotted Tuesday morning

    Ballston Beach in Truro had been closed for about an hour Monday after a Great White Shark was spotted in the water.

  • Marconi Beach in Wellfleet

    There were 7 shark sightings at Marconi Beach back in 2019 with more consistent sightings ever since.

    Shark sighting confirmed off Marconi Beach

    The shark was seen about 40 yards off Marconi Beach at about 12:15 p.m. Tuesday.

  • Long Nook Beach in Truro

    There were 8 shark sightings back in 2019 and you can continue monitoring shark activity by using the “Sharktivity” app.

    A Cape Cod beach was temporarily closed after police reported several white sharks near beachgoers | CNN

    Longnook Beach on Cape Cod in Massachusetts is temporarily closed after the State Police Air Wing spots multiple white sharks swimming close to shore near beachgoers.

  • Coast Guard Beach Truro

    There were 10 shark sightings back in 2019. Consistent shark sightings have been seen here based on the “Sharktivity” app.

    A Cape Cod beach was temporarily closed after police reported several white sharks near beachgoers | CNN

    Longnook Beach on Cape Cod in Massachusetts is temporarily closed after the State Police Air Wing spots multiple white sharks swimming close to shore near beachgoers.

  • Race Point Beach in Provincetown

    There were 12 sharks spotted here back in 2019. More were spotted as early as last year.

    Shark sighting: Race Point Beach temporarily closed to swimmers Friday

    The beach was closed Friday afternoon due to a shark sighting.

  • Aunt Lydias Cove Park

    There were 12 sharks spotted here in 2019.

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  • Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet

    There were 13 sightings here in 2019. This included footage from a man who had gotten killed.

  • Head of Meadow Beach in Truro

    There were 16 shark sightings here in 2019. This beach is consistently boasting sightings of sharks including this one from 2022.

    Cape shark sighting closes Head of the Meadow Beach to swimming

    A great white shark spotted at Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro has shut down the beach to swimming Tuesday afternoon.

  • Chatham Peninsula

    A whopping 27 sharks were spotted here in 2019.

    Shark Sightings off US State a Boon for Tourism

    Its reputation as a man-eating predator aside, the great white shark is emerging as a boon for tourism on Cape Cod, the Massachusetts peninsula popular among beach combers.

  • Nauset Beach in Orleans

    43 sharks were seen here in 2019! There were five seen in ONE day last year.

    5 shark sightings reported in one day off coast of popular Cape Cod beach

    The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy's Sharktivity app reported the sightings that were spread out over a few miles.

Born and raised at Country 1025. Carolyn is a concert-lovin’ country music fan. Plus, an avid New England sports fan. Count Kruser in for standup comedy, movies, and cosmos, but family is #1 for her. Wife, mother of 2- plus Zoey the dog, unpaid cook, cleaner and organizer of chaos. Kruser likes to write about country music, New England lifestyle and trending topics.

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