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PublishedJuly 22, 2024
Shark spotted near Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth was a great white
After multiple reported sightings last week, experts confirmed that at least one great white shark was in southern Maine waters.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
How a wandering white shark’s epic journey could provide clues for protecting them
Scientists watched as LeeBeth made history in late February by traveling farther into the Gulf of Mexico than any previously tracked white shark.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2024
Pictures may offer a rare glimpse of a baby great white shark
The footage is stirring up excitement tinged with skepticism among experts eager to solve one of the ocean’s greatest mysteries.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
UNE students hunt for ways to develop shark deterrent for fishermen
They are studying how low-level electrical impulses might be used to repel sharks from stealing the catch of commercial and recreational fishermen.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2023
Fishermen catch great white shark off Cape Elizabeth
Dan Harriman and his sternman were fishing about 600 feet off the coast of Cape Elizabeth near Richmond Island on June 12 when they caught the eight-foot great white in their nets.
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PublishedMay 23, 2023
Recent shark attacks worry beachgoers, yet experts say they’re very rare
The rate of shark bites has stayed steady in recent years, but it might feel like a more common occurrence because of the prevalence of smartphones.
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
They’re back: Great white shark spotted feeding on seal off Cape Cod coast
The apex predators have been returning to that area in great numbers in recent years to feed on the rebounding seal population.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2022
Will to live and life jackets: Boaters survive 28 hours
The U.S. Coast Guard says fishermen rescued from the Gulf of Mexico had deep cuts on their hands and a chomped life jacket after hours spent fighting 4- to 6-foot blacktip sharks.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2022
As surveillance of white sharks increases, beach behavior changes
Swimmers from Popham Beach to Cape Cod are staying closer to shore as awareness grows about shark activity.
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