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10-Foot Great White Shark Spotted Off New England Coast 10-Foot Great White Shark Spotted Off New England Coast
10-Foot Great White Shark Spotted Off New England Coast Like a Massachusett's "snowbird" heading South after too many Northeastern winters in reverse, a great white shark recently traveled from Florida to cooler waters in Cape Cod Bay. OCEARCH, the nonprofit that tracks several turtles' and sharks' migrations with GPS, reported that Miss May, a 10-foot, 846-pound great white, was last pinged off the Massachusetts coast south of Provincetown on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Miss May was first reported off the Florida coast in 2019. She made her way to the Florida Keys before turning north. She's not the only one enjoying the waters off the Bay State coas…

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'We Were In Awe': Watch Rare Blue Whale Surface Next To Tour Boat In Cape Ann 'We Were In Awe': Watch Rare Blue Whale Surface Next To Tour Boat In Cape Ann
'We Were In Awe': Watch Rare Blue Whale Surface Next To Tour Boat In Cape Ann Anyone aboard a boat in northeastern Massachusetts on Monday, July 8, got a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse at the world's largest mammal: a blue whale in the wild.  Tour organizers gushed about the experience on the Cape Ann Whale Watch Facebook page shortly after returning to shore.  A video posted from the trip highlights the moment tourists learn they are seeing the elusive animal, sending cheers across the deck.  This is my 21st season with CAWW and today's 2 trips are right there in the top 3 if not THE top one! Today I got my... Posted by Cape Ann Whale Watch on Monday, July 8, 2024…

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by Josh Lanier