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Beware 'Jaws' monster: Great white sharks spotted off both coasts

Saturday, 07 July 2012 13:15
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Shark Week doesn’t begin until Aug. 12, but it has begun early in the United States. Great white sharks were spotted on both coasts just before the Independence Day holiday.

ABC News reported that a 14-foot great white was seen earlier this week at the La Jolla beach off the coast of San Diego, and a shortfin mako shark was caught the same day by a fisherman just north of La Jolla.

KGTV San Diego reported that the shark at La Jolla was seen by a lifeguard at about 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The beach was immediately closed, and it reopened early Tuesday.

The fisherman’s catch exceeded the 750-pound weight limit of the scales at Del Rey Landing, and was believed to weigh about 800 pounds.

Meanwhile in Cape Cod, two great whites were sighted near the beaches of Chatham, Massachusetts. George Breen, a pilot for Cape Cod Shark Hunters, identified the two sharks on Tuesday. According to msnbc.com, he said one was seen about a half mile offshore, while the other, thought to be 12 to 15 feet, was about 50 yards from land.

Chatham harbormaster Stuart F.X. Smith prohibited swimmers from getting within 300 feet of seals on the eastern shoreline, according to Boston.com. Sharks feed on seals, and have mistaken humans for them in the past. A number of Chatham beaches were closed due to shark sightings and reports of seal attacks last year, but the beaches have remained open so far this year.

Swimmers are reminded to pay attention to their surroundings and not wander too far from shore.

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Respect vs. Fear
1 Sunday, 08 July 2012 08:15
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In spite of its infamously glorified reputation, the Great White Shark is not an indiscriminate, merciless murderer. With that being said, it is also arguably the ocean's most feared predator and one of nature's most proficient and skilled killers. With an arsenal of evolutionary attributes at its disposal, this predatory beast wields unbelievable abilities that should commend more awe and respect than fear.
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