Bob, the 1,400-pound great white shark, has recently been tracked close to Cape Cod Bay, one of many anticipated to be on the site at this time of the year.
Every year, great white sharks flock to the region in growing numbers from July to October, drawn by abundant food sources, a Newsweek report said.
More typically, the shark sightings, as well as catch records in the wider area of Northwest Atlantic, have increased over the past ten years, suggesting that great white shark populations, which were once hunted yet later designated as a protected species in the United States waters, have been recovering.
Great white sharks are also called "white sharks," which are arguably the most popular type of shark worldwide.
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White Shark Sightings Around the Cape Cod Bay
The largest known predatory fish in the world, great whites are known for their size and their perceived aggression.
Furthermore, a Florida Museum report specified that this species had been credited with more deadly attacks on humans than any other shark species because of its size, feeding behavior, and power.
The year 2022 has seen a number of white shark sightings around the Cape Cod Bay area, so much so that a number of beach closures were triggered last month.
To make tracking sharks easier, researchers frequently fit the animals with devices that enable them to record their location.
Such information is then shown on platforms like the Sharktivity app, run by the Atlantic White Shark Conservatory, AWSC, or Ocearch, the marine research group's website.
Bob's Location Detected Through 'Sharktivity App"
Last week, Ocearh showed that one of its devices had "pinged" Bob's location, revealing the whereabouts of this heavy 13-foot adult male shark. Originally tagged in September last year at Ironbound Island in Nova Scotia, Bob was spotted swimming over the weekend, just Off Cape Cod Bay.
In a Facebook post, Ocearch said that after almost a decade without a location ping, adult male white shark Bob "pinged in this afternoon off Nantucket Island, Massachusetts!"
The marine research group also said that they're excited to hear from the great white shark again, and they're hoping he'd continue coming to the surface and sharing his location with them.
The male shark's location ping came amid approximately 20 other confirmed white shark sightings close to Cape Cod that were reported on Sunday and Monday on the Sharktivity app.
Shark Attacks
Shark attacks may be an infrequent occurrence but they definitely happen. In 2018, a swimmer at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Cape Cod was killed in what was believed to be the first deadly shark attack in Massachusetts in over eight decades.
Twenty-eight-year-old Arthur Medici was attacked while "boogie boarding" around 30 yards from the beach. He was brought to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Massachusetts has historically had a comparatively low incidence of confirmed unprovoked shark attacks compared to other states. Six have taken place since 1837, the International Shark Attack File of the Florida Museum specified, compared to over 890 in Florida by the US hotspot.
The museum also reported on its website that bees, snakes, and wasps are responsible for more fatalities every year and that in the US, deaths occur up to 30 times from lightning strikes than from shark attacks.
Lastly, a shark attack is a potential hazard that needs to be acknowledged by any individual who frequents marine waters, although it should be kept in perspective, the museum report also stated.
Bob, the great white shark, is shown on Ocearch's YouTube video below:
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