15-foot Great White stuck in lagoon off Cape Cod

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A 15-foot great white shark swims in shallow waters off Cape Cod near Falmouth, Mass., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004. Researchers put a satellite tracking device on the shark Thursday, the first time a great white has been tagged that way in the Atlantic. The shark was first spotted Tuesday, and officials hope it can return to open water on its own. Otherwise, researchers may try to drive it there, said Gregory Skomal, a shark specialist with the state's marine fisheries division.

 

[FuSoYa]

yeah it's at woods hole beach - if you know anyone with a car i'd love to go look at it.

 

[FuSoYa]

although i heard Environmental Agents were driving onlookers away, on the news they showed a ton of people staning around watching it. also it is HUGE!

 

[xfer]

the piece i read said that there were locals giving boat tours out for people to look at it for money!

 

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One problem may be with the scores of sightseers who are taking their boats out to Naushon Island to get a glimpse of the great white. They could impede the shark's ability to return to open waters.

As a result, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries is expected to impose restrictions today on an area off the southern tip of the island. Boats would have to stay clear and leave the shark alone.

 

[FuSoYa]

omg that's positively crazy

 

[minxnim]

i <3 that shark

 

[FuSoYa]

about people willfully baiting themselves i mean

 

[FuSoYa]

i hope it eats someone

 

[lizard]

here he/she is also:

I hope it doesn't eat Robert Ballard!

 

[xfer]

we're gonna need a bigger boat.

 

[Greg B.]

Yeah. Alexis brought this up the other day. I was like "Eh what's the big deal? It's the offseason and we're land mammals." Then she explained the situation and I silently debated getting a vasectomy...
Anyhow... I think the in laws have a place in Falmouth. If I wasn't kitty sitting this weekend, we could have a post-Kayo Dot Forum User Shark Watching weenie roast.