In your opinion, is there any difference in the likelihood of a shark attack for a swimmer in:
1. The interior waters of Cape Cod Bay.
2. The ocean-facing (eastside) of Cape Cod.
3. The beaches of the island of Nantucket.
4. The beaches of the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
5. The little beaches near Boston.
If you're in the Bay off Brewster at low tide, you can walk out on the sand bar in water up to your ankles, not many sharks there but the beaches are nice. Tom will probably tell you that recent attacks have been off Race Point Beach and off Highlands Nat'l seashore. As far as MV, last known attack was in 1975 off Amity Beach....just kidding.
“In your opinion, is there any difference in the likelihood of a shark attack for a swimmer in:
1. The interior waters of Cape Cod Bay.
2. The ocean-facing (eastside) of Cape Cod.
3. The beaches of the island of Nantucket.
4. The beaches of the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
5. The little beaches near Boston.”
Number 2. would be my first choice since there are plenty of sharks and people in the water there.
IMHO, The thing that prevents most white sharks from attacking people is they don’t have the aggressiveness that a Bull shark has. And people are not there normal prey, seals are. A white tends to look its new prey over and takes more time to attack than a bull shark would. By that time a person could be out of the water and on the beach.
Most people in New England spend very little time swimming in the water because it is too cold. You can spend more time in the water if you have a wet suit on. -Tom