BLConaway Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 There's a new app coming to help ID shark sightings. Kind of cool, I thought:https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/04/01/mobile-app-will-alert-beach-goers-about-shark-sightings/kTUwRPSmZLwpyWPxonYa1L/story.html Recent seal-chomping off Race Point: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/06/22/beachgoers-see-great-white-shark-eating-seal/mwbRzHhdOYsosxmRP8HUjJ/story.html?s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Atwitter Just curious, do any of you alter where you paddle when the landlord is active? Looks to be a banner year on the Cape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyD Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) I paddle Cape Cod Bay often and in all seasons Recently, I have been less likely to spend any time near seals during jaws season., especially dawn or dusk. I once thought the shark that followed me near Wellfleet 4 or so years ago could have only been a basking shark. I then believed that whites were not active in the bay much, but were prowling on the grey seal population on the backside from Monomoy to Ptown. Then the girls got dumped by one a couple years back off Manomet. Next thing, last years tracking data showed one coming into Wellfleet Landing. So now I realize they could be anywhere, and probably have been for quite some time. So, I guess now I'm just more vigilant. I also go over what I might do in various contact scenarios in my head more often. I don't know if this would really help in the face of random violent chaos. But it certainly stokes awareness. The Conservancy's FB page is pretty cool to follow....https://www.facebook.com/atlanticwhiteshark/ Yep, certainly gonna be more and more Edited June 24, 2016 by BillyD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josko Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) Kayaking on Cape Cod is dangerous: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/how-does-this-shark-town-cope-with-its-summer-visitors-/ Watch the video at the end of this link. Edited June 24, 2016 by josko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLConaway Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 Nice article, thanks. I know, I know, it's like getting hit by lightening. But you're more at risk if you sit on the water in a T-storm, right? Either way, I think it's very cool that GWs are coming to the Cape. But it does have me wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josko Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 The questionis whether you can rely on your bracing while a shark is treating your boat like a popsicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josko Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 (edited) Time for the white sharks to run away: https://www.facebook.com/capeshores.charters/photos/?tab=album&album_id=513416752183382 Orcas have moved into Chatham. If the link doesn't work, search FB for 'Capeshores charters.) Edited July 5, 2016 by josko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLConaway Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 I saw that too! The orca is supposedly Old Thom, who has been spotted several times in the Bay of Fundy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josko Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Just watched a shark snack a cormorant off the surface 200' in front of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudenceb Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 3 minutes ago, josko said: Just watched a shark snack a cormorant off the surface 200' in front of me. Get the heck outta there, Josko, before a shark snacks on your kayak! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josko Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Only 'bout a 7'er. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverseyourself Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Your Explorer should be able to handle a mere 7'er, so that the cormorant doesn't have to tell his buddies " Just watched a shark snack a Josko off the surface 200' in front of me". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josko Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 BTW, if anyine wants to see a major cormorant rookery, check out Weepecket islands in Buzzards bay. Hundreds,if not thousands of cormorant chicks are still flightless, the size of chickens, and are busily learning to dive. It's no wonder small sharks are hanging around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josko Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 We had confirmation of a 7' shortfin mako shark near the Weepeckets yesterday. So, not every shark is a dangerous great white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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