The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app has sure been busy in the last week.
The shark activity along Cape Cod continued on Tuesday, as a beach closed to swimming for some time after lifeguards spotted a great white shark close to shore.
Wellfleet’s Marconi Beach shut down to swimming early Tuesday afternoon for one hour following the shark sighting.
“!! SHARK ALERTS !! plenty of activity today,” tweeted MA Sharks, which is run by local shark researcher John Chisholm, who confirms shark sightings for the Sharktivity app.
“Make sure you download the @sharktivity app to stay up to date,” Chisholm added.
Shark alerts on the app are issued when a white shark sighting is confirmed close to a public beach. A notification goes out with each alert.
Earlier on Tuesday, a shark alert was issued for a great white shark spotted about a quarter-mile off of Longnook Beach in Truro.
Another shark sighting was reported off of Chatham’s North Beach Island.
“White shark spotted 200 yards off North Beach Island, moving in and offshore rapidly,” the Sharktivity post reads.
Sharks were also seen off of Chatham’s Monomoy Island, a hotspot for shark activity in the summer and fall as the apex predators hunt for seals close to shore.
The Sharktivity app was developed with input from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, the Cape Cod National Seashore, and officials from Cape Cod and South Shore towns to raise awareness about the presence of white sharks off the coast.
The app sightings are fed by researchers, safety officials, and users who upload photos for confirmation. The app crowdsources areas where sharks are spotted to help reduce shark encounters and promote public safety.
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