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Meet the Great Whites Spotted Off Cape Cod (And Stay 'Shark Smart') Meet the Great Whites Spotted Off Cape Cod (And Stay 'Shark Smart')
Meet the Great Whites Spotted Off Cape Cod (And Stay 'Shark Smart') Two sharks were spotted off the Massachusetts coast just in time to celebrate the Fourth of July. Anne Bonny and Ormond, two white sharks who collectively weigh over 1,000 pounds, were tracked swimming in the waters off Cape Cod in the week leading up to Independence Day, according to the free tracker created by OCEARCH, a global non-profit organization that researches keystone marine species. The number of white sharks seen in Cape Cod's waters has increased in recent years, according to the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. The Outer Cape is a particularly popular spot for sha…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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1,600-Pound Great White Shark Pinged Off Nantucket 1,600-Pound Great White Shark Pinged Off Nantucket
1,600-Pound Great White Shark Pinged Off Nantucket A 1,600-pound shark was tracked off the coast of Nantucket on Wednesday, July 6. Scot, the 12-foot-long white shark, "pinged" in George's Bank around 11:20 a.m., according to shark research group OCEARCH. A "ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data. Scot's latest ping was not too far from where he was tagged by researchers in Nova Scotia in last September. He's been swimming up and down the East Coast ever since. Scot apparently swam nearly 500 miles since July 1, when he was tracked off the coast of Ocean City, MD.  Meet Scot, a 12'4", 1,644lb M…

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by Cecilia Levine