Posted on 09/27/2019 9:54:34 AM PDT by C19fan
Just 20 years ago, great white shark sightings were so rare in the North Atlantic that they were declared "vulnerable" and given protected status by the U.S. government. Now they are seen so often, and so close to shore, they are drawing a public outcry, particularly on Cape Cod. Bill Whitaker reports on the great white controversy for the 52nd season premiere of "60 Minutes" on Sunday, September 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT on CBS.
It's true there are many more great whites now say scientists who study them. Whitaker saw them not much more than 10 feet off a Cape Cod beach with Dr. Greg Skomal, chief shark scientist for the Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries. Nearby were the reasons for the sharks coming so close to shore: hundreds of lounging, federally protected gray seals, the favorite meal of great whites. "This is the restaurant here. These sharks have found the restaurant, and they're waiting for the doors to open," quips Skomal.
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Why are great white sharks swimming so close to North Atlantic beaches?
Because they are social fun loving creatures that like to interact with humans?
GMTA - beat me to it.
Hopefully its Seditious Liberal Buffet Day in Sharkville.
Gotta be something racist about this! /s
Because governments won’t recognize that humans are the apex predators?
PING!
I predict that the 60 Minutes story will say global warming is the cause.
I just have a feeling, that somehow global warming is involved. We’ll see what they say.
I predict that the 60 Minutes story will say global warming is the cause.
I just have a feeling, that somehow global warming is involved. We’ll see what they say.
Since they’re “white” sharks...has be racism.
LOL!
Of course it’s racist...They are Great WHITE Sharks...
The problem centers around the use of ‘great’ and ‘white’ in the same sentence, or even in the same phrase.
Job one is a federal law to address that, being sure to impose severe penalties for non-compliance. All other considerations are incidental.
Because Northeastern Liberals are easier to chew?
Yep ! White picking on a darker color...
Umm... because that’s where the FOOD is?
Yep.
People are no longer allowed to kill or harass them, so they get bolder. Happens with all such predator species.
It has nothing to do with climate, sharks go where the food is and the growing numbers of seals in the waters off New England are tasty.
Because they are deplorable Trump supporters, obviously.
Because that’s where the food is!.............Willie Horton............
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