Posted on 09/08/2019 10:25:50 AM PDT by Capt. Tom
(snip)“The signs are more ferocious,” Wellfleet Director of Community Services Suzanne Grout Thomas said. “We’ve got a scarier shark on the sign. It used to be couched in a little more friendly language. Now it’s basically, sharks hunt in these waters.”“This year, in terms of busyness level, is about the same as the last two years.” In previous years, researchers were only on the water about twice a week. Now, boats are out at least five times a week leading to more sightings, while the number of sharks may not have changed.(snip)
In early August, Newcomb Hollow Beach debuted the first buoy sensor that can detect shark activity. It sits about a quarter of a mile off the coast. If a previously tagged shark swims within 200 yards of the buoy an alert is sent to the lifeguards on duty and visitors are prevented from entering the water. Similar buoys are expected to be implemented at Head of Meadow Beach and Nauset Beach as well.(snip)
More advancement in shark mitigation could be on the way. Researchers at Woods Holes studied at least 25 scenarios that could act as a protection for both humans and sharks from the other.
MassLive reached out to the researchers, but they declined to discuss the report until it was published. The results are scheduled to be released next year.
(Excerpt) Read more at masslive.com ...
We have a month and a half more to go and no doubt ocean going oriented people are being cautious, concerning sharks.
Not a big percentage of beachgoers in the water and many looking for signs of a shark. Multiple beach closings when many shark sightings occur.- Tom
Another month and a half to go. -Tom
If they are “tagged”, the should be dead already! WTF are those marine-environment morons thinking?
Does PETA have a shark fetish too?
Now if we can only convince the sharks that only properly registered and tagged sharks can have teeth, the problem will be solved.
Beach season is pretty much done in New England after Labor Day.
Let’s Offer them a shark tooth buyback program.
Oh, wait, they grow back pretty fast....scratch that.
You have touched on one of the many factions involved to make this an unsolvable problem, as long as White sharks and seals are Federally protected.
Some people want the sharks wiped out like before the Federal Protection, and others argue they are in their natural element and it is us who have to give way.
There are many other groups and some of the people who are trying to mitigate the problem are not inviting the public to get involved because of so many hot disagreements . -Tom
That is true as far as swimmers go.
There is another group of surfers in wet suits who will be out there until the snow flies.
About 2 hours ago I was watching 5 surfers riding the left over "Dorian" Swells coming into Scituate.
I am sure this is going on up and down the coast.-Tom
What are sharks afraid of?
Could you put some sort of sound emitters in beaches to scare sharks away?
Shark tooth cap and trade
Other than Chuck Norris?
I am sure every mitigation idea is under consideration.
from the article
Researchers at Woods Holes studied at least 25 scenarios that could act as a protection for both humans and sharks from the other.
Every idea is under consideration?
Good then Dolphins with lasers on their heads, trained to hunt sharks will probably be the winning strategy.
[[There is another group of surfers in wet suits who will be out there until the snow flies.]]
Lol- gotta love New Englanders- Tough son of a guns lol
there’s also another group that files in right after labor day- usually Canucks- they seem to stay till around November- then the sidewalks roll up and everyone goes home- at least that’s how it used to be back in the 80’s- guess they didn’t like the summer crush of folks- they tended to be older- retired folks-
IIRC, Amity Island imposed a news blackout in "Jaws"...
I think most critters should have a status somewhere between “endangered” and “nuisance”...
They don’t like high power rare earth magnets.
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