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WELLFLEET (CBS) – Just this week, a shark was spotted at Duxbury Beach forcing people out of the water. From flags to signs, to alerts on your phone, if you head to the beach this summer, you’ll know if a shark has been spotted. Numerous sightings over the years have put beachgoers on edge about entering the water. However, there is a new electrical shark deterrent product that may allow people and sharks to coexist in the ocean. “We really want to encourage people to be safe in and out of the water,” says Olaf Valli owner and president of...

Cape Cod groups are looking to test out electronic shark deterrent technology this summer, including a nonprofit that is hoping to roll out a protective “virtual shark net.” Cape Cod Ocean Community Inc. — a nonprofit that formed after a man was killed by a shark in Cape waters three years ago — is working on shark surveillance testing projects this summer. “We’ve been thinking about shark barriers since Day One, ever since Arthur Medici died,” said Heather Doyle, a co-founder of the nonprofit organization. Ahead of this summer, which promises to be full of shark sightings as the great...