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Shark tourism grows on Cape Cod, 3 years after attacks
Boston Globe ^
| Updated September 6, 2021,
| PHILIP MARCELO
Posted on 09/06/2021 10:29:08 AM PDT by Capt. Tom
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Just an update on a "me too" sharkviewing cottage industry that has developed on Cape Cod because of the plentiful white sharks now near shore at its beaches.
These white sharks will be there into December, longer than swimmers will be in the waters; so it is an extended season for shark viewers.
This article represents one of the opinionated groups of people on Cape Cod and how they view white sharks. - -Tom
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posted on
09/06/2021 10:29:08 AM PDT
by
Capt. Tom
To: Capt. Tom
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posted on
09/06/2021 10:34:00 AM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: Capt. Tom
"The state banned the use of bloody chum..."That's when Massachusetts stopped being fun.
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posted on
09/06/2021 10:35:55 AM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: Capt. Tom
sharks are one thing, but i AM skeeerd of cudas...
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posted on
09/06/2021 10:36:23 AM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
To: Capt. Tom
There is so much we can learn from Great White Sharks.
This is remarkable as you rarely find them in schools.
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posted on
09/06/2021 10:39:58 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: billorites
“Candygram for Mr. Pryor...”
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posted on
09/06/2021 10:53:34 AM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(DEFEAT THE COUP D'ETAT BY THE STALINAZI DERP STATE !)
To: Capt. Tom
If only Chief Brody pitched this to Mayor Vaughn.
Amity Island could have been the Great White capital of the world!
Imagine a shark safari with Cap’n Quint!
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posted on
09/06/2021 11:15:06 AM PDT
by
Alas Babylon!
("You, the American people, are my only special interest." --President Donald J. Trump)
To: Capt. Tom
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posted on
09/06/2021 11:21:22 AM PDT
by
Seruzawa
("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: Capt. Tom
Lawyers are safe - Professional Courtesy
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posted on
09/06/2021 11:22:02 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Capt. Tom
"Shark tourism"
No thx!
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posted on
09/06/2021 11:41:18 AM PDT
by
lizma2
To: Capt. Tom
Cape Cod…a place that New Yorkers visit every summer, to wander around the gift shops and touch the fudge.
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posted on
09/06/2021 12:41:04 PM PDT
by
Laslo Fripp
(The Sybil of Free Republic)
To: Laslo Fripp; TMN78247; Makana; 1Old Pro; Roccus; Justa; Faith65; lurk; rlmorel; Red Badger; ...
Cape Cod…a place that New Yorkers visit every summer, to wander around the gift shops and touch the fudge. Now they can go down to Nauset beach and see if they can spot a white shark. -Tom
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posted on
09/06/2021 1:05:06 PM PDT
by
Capt. Tom
(.It's COVID 2021 - The Events, not us, are still in charge -Tom)
To: Chode
To help lower the anxiety-quotient...
cuda attacks are rare. Was snorkeling in Key West and came upon one not ten feet away. We just stared at each other for a few minutes, and I just swam away.
One other time, was out from Lauderdale beach in about 40' of water and spotted something shiny on the floor. Took a deep breath to go down and investigate. About halfway there, I spotted maybe a dozen cudas, all in a circle around the shiny thing. I didn't continue down :))
They like shiny things more than humans I think.
To: spankalib
watched a guy’s “nipple ring” get bit out nipple and all, in about 5’ of water on STX
they’ll bite you just for something to do, but put a shiny in the mix and, well...
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posted on
09/06/2021 2:50:59 PM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
To: blueunicorn6
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posted on
09/06/2021 5:08:15 PM PDT
by
SandwicheGuy
("Man is the only pack animal that will follow an unstable leader." Cesar Chavez)
To: Capt. Tom
Sounds like an opportunity for a middle school field trip!
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posted on
09/06/2021 8:32:03 PM PDT
by
longfellowsmuse
(last of the living nomads)
To: Capt. Tom
Cape Cod…a place that New Yorkers visit every summer, to wander around the gift shops and touch the fudge. Now they can go down to Nauset beach and see if they can spot a white shark. -Tom Well, not big on fudge, wife likes to shop, I'm happy with a meal and a beer, possibly a bike ride, a walk on the beach, a shark free pool, and typically some British Open Golf viewing :)
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posted on
09/07/2021 6:09:45 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
(Let's make crime illegal again!)
To: 1Old Pro
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posted on
09/08/2021 4:53:53 PM PDT
by
Capt. Tom
(.It's COVID 2021 - The Events, not us, are still in charge -Tom)
To: Capt. Tom
Perhaps you could still go to the eastern facing beaches of Cape Cod
Get a small boat, launch it with some friends; and coolers full of sandwiches and beer and find a spot away from people and seals.
.Put out a bow and stern anchor, get close to shore and unload onto the beach ,and if it gets hot, go swimming ,but stay close to shore. -Tom
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posted on
09/08/2021 5:10:50 PM PDT
by
Capt. Tom
(.It's COVID 2021 - The Events, not us, are still in charge -Tom)
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