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Gawkers peer at great white marooned in shallows off Cape Cod
Tribune Newspapers ^ | Thu, Sep 30, 2004 | Elizabeth Mehren

Posted on 09/30/2004 10:30:19 AM PDT by presidio9

Back and forth, back and forth: It was almost as if the great white shark was pacing, swimming the same small circle over and over.

"Territorial loops," said Matt Lundberg, a fisherman who has cashed in as an aquatic tour guide ever since the 14-foot creature showed up in shallow water here last week.

The 1,700-pound female--her gender identified by her dorsal fin--swam into an estuary off Naushon Island, about 3 miles from this Cape Cod village. Marine scientists believe she drifted too close to shore and became stuck in the 20-foot-deep lagoon.

The area is rich in striped bass, bluefish and other sea life to keep the shark well fed. But marine scientists suspect she is disoriented and unable to return to the open ocean. She appears to be healthy.

Soon after the shark was sighted, a state biologist used a pole to insert a recording device in her fin. The mechanism will measure water temperature and light levels until April, when it will detach from the fin and beam its information to marine scientists.

Dan McKiernan, deputy director of the state division of marine fisheries, said Monday that the instrument would help track the shark's travels.

High tides associated with the full moon Tuesday could allow the shark to escape from the lagoon, McKiernan said.

"In the past few years, there have been occasional sightings in the Gulf of Maine," he said, "but it is very uncommon to see a great white shark in this region."


TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: amityisland; capecod; fatteddykennedy; jaws; maryellenmoffet; quint
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A 15-foot great white shark swims in shallow waters off Cape Cod near Falmouth, Mass., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004. Researchers put a satellite tracking device on the shark Thursday, the first time a great white has been tagged that way in the Atlantic. The shark was first spotted Tuesday, and officials hope it can return to open water on its own. Otherwise, researchers may try to drive it there, said Gregory Skomal, a shark specialist with the state's marine fisheries division. (AP Photo/Mass Division ofMarine Fisheries, John Chisholm)

I know a taxidermy man back home. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him.

1 posted on 09/30/2004 10:30:19 AM PDT by presidio9
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To: presidio9

For a second there I thought it was Teddy Kennedy.


3 posted on 09/30/2004 10:31:56 AM PDT by RushCrush (Defeat Daschle! Donate to John Thune at www.johnthune.com)
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To: presidio9

"Back and forth, back and forth: It was almost as if the great Senator was pacing, swimming the same small circle over and over, looking for Mary Jo. "


4 posted on 09/30/2004 10:32:36 AM PDT by Gorzaloon (Thereza-Heinz-DiazDeBovar-Greenberg-Wang-"O"'Kerry: PROOF that even the Rich can marry a failure.)
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To: presidio9

Did someone say something about a washed up whale?

The pic is of Teddy Kennedy BTW.

5 posted on 09/30/2004 10:32:38 AM PDT by lormand (Dead People Vote DemocRAT)
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To: presidio9
"Back and forth, back and forth: It was almost as if the great white shark was pacing, swimming the same small circle over and over...."

What a metaphor for the Kerry campaign, save that he's not so great and he's really quite orange now.
6 posted on 09/30/2004 10:34:58 AM PDT by Chummy ("I Rather Know when I See BS." RepublicanAttackSquad.biz: "A vote 4 Kerry is a vote 4 Osama")
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To: presidio9

Paging Chief Brody, Paging Chief Brody, please pick up the white courtesy phone.


7 posted on 09/30/2004 10:34:59 AM PDT by TXBSAFH (Member of 3rd Pajamahadeen Division, 2nd Boxer Shorts Brigade, 4th Bunny Slipper Battalion)
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To: presidio9

Guess the old swimmin' hole is closed for the duration, eh...


8 posted on 09/30/2004 10:35:59 AM PDT by cavtrooper21 (This isn't an office... it's HELL with fluorescent lighting.)
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To: presidio9
Dan McKiernan, deputy director of the state division of marine fisheries, said Monday that the instrument would help track the shark's travels.

Love to prove that wouldn't ya? Get your name into the National Geographic!
9 posted on 09/30/2004 10:36:45 AM PDT by marktuoni (Jaws movie line quoter from way back!)
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To: lormand

I'm truly glad this pic got cut off on the left.


10 posted on 09/30/2004 10:38:33 AM PDT by marineguy
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To: presidio9
Who you gonna call?


11 posted on 09/30/2004 10:39:15 AM PDT by hispanarepublicana (Miss Free Republic High School-198?)
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To: marktuoni
Jaws movie line quoter from way back!

Hey chieffie, next time you just ask me which line to pull, right?

12 posted on 09/30/2004 10:40:36 AM PDT by presidio9 (BOSTON SUCKS!!!)
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To: presidio9

Looks like a nice place for kerry to go windsurfing.

Hey - a guy can dream!


13 posted on 09/30/2004 10:41:21 AM PDT by Don Simmons (Annoy a liberal: Work hard; Prosper; Be Happy.)
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To: presidio9

Just shoot and eat the damned thing ... oh wait ... this is Mass. no guns allowed.


14 posted on 09/30/2004 10:41:46 AM PDT by Centurion2000 (Truth, Justice and the Texan Way)
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To: hispanarepublicana
Art Van Delay?

I thought he was an architect, not a Marine Biologist :)

15 posted on 09/30/2004 10:43:13 AM PDT by lormand (Dead People Vote DemocRAT)
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To: lormand

Your #5..........AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH


16 posted on 09/30/2004 10:43:44 AM PDT by OldFriend (It's the soldier, not the reporter who has given US freedom of the press)
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To: lormand

You are worse than Ms England in a Iraqi prison. Put that camera away before you hurt somebody.


BTW you owe me lunch I just lost mine.


17 posted on 09/30/2004 10:44:27 AM PDT by Mark in the Old South
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To: lormand

Hey... Teddy... "YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT!"


18 posted on 09/30/2004 10:44:38 AM PDT by The Hollywood Conservative
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To: TXBSAFH

We'll need a bigger boat.


19 posted on 09/30/2004 10:44:55 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (NYT Headline: "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of CBS", Fake But Accurate, Experts Say)
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To: presidio9

Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies
Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain
For we've received orders for to sail back to Boston
And So nevermore will we see you again...

JAWS Trivia...
Who Broke Hooper's heart???

LC


20 posted on 09/30/2004 10:46:15 AM PDT by LoneConservative (Peace... Through SUPERIOR FIREPOWER!!!)
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