So three years ago the claim that "Great Whites do not come into the coastal waters of Cape Cod" was shattered when a 20 footer got itself trapped in Hadley Harbor at the north eastern tip of the Elizabeth Islands. This year, it seem at least five great whites have been spotted and tagged within a short distance of Chatham. These are some very big sharks, but folks were still windsurfing and kiting in Chatham harbor. My hope is that the tuna come in close too!!! Here tuna, tuna, tuna...

 

My hope is that the tuna come in close too!!! Here tuna, tuna, tuna...
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Bill, it's just hard to get them to swim into those itsy bitsy cans.

 

The windsurfers are crazy. many shark attacks occur because the mistake humans on the surface for seals and sea lions. These mistakes are mainly attributed to the surface shadows of people on surf boards and boogie boards and to some degree body surfing.

LB, you got some wacky people up thar!

 

More importantly do you have any tackle on your boat to hook one of those?

Not to land it mind you - just to cut it loose without wrecking the boat.

 

Who was the pinhead who claimed this?

 

The guy on the left!

 

Time to call the Amity police. They got a new chief who I hear is good at shooting Great Whites.

 

A surprisingly large number of officials. Harbor Masters, Environmental Police, even some folks out of Woods Hole. Any time a fisherman reported seeing a great white, reporters would ask local officials what they thought of the report. The harbor masters would scoff. The more educated experts would give a sceptical look, admit that it was "possible, but quickly explain that many people mistake the more common bull shark for GW's. In their defense, it had been a long long time since any anglers had brought in a great white at the Cape.

 

It appears that the peeps in WA State didn't plan on seeing giant squid, either, or tuna. Both are now up there from their normal grounds in Baja. Something about El Nino.

 

Don't listen to the dolphin people, they're a bunch of New Ager pinheads.

Great Whites are fairly rare in the Atlantic, but they do show up from time to time. They're particularly fond of seals and you folks have a bunch of seals along parts of your coast this time of the year.

I'm betting that we'll see lots of marine organisms popping up in unexpected places in years to come primarily because of rising water temperatures.