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12 Foot Great White Tagged Off Nauset Beach, First Of Season

Christian Winthrop
By Christian Winthrop
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Dr. Greg Skomal of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, working with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, tagged the first white shark of the season today off Nauset Beach, and the research team documented the second predation in one week! The ~12 ft white shark was 1/4 mile offshore when spotted. After being tagged Dr. Skomal named the shark Luke after his friend, a local fisherman who recently passed.

Great white shark Luke Cape Cod
This image is about 3 min. after initial strike, and the seal had already bled out. When the research team arrived on the scene 5 min. later, the seal was totally consumed.

White shark Luke

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Here the shark’s taking a breather before finishing the remaining portion of the seal which is just to right of shark in this image.
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The final mouthful
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Here the shark is shredding the final remnants of its meal

 

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Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop is a media publisher and journalist and the founder and editor of Newport Buzz, the leading news platform covering Newport, Rhode Island. He is also the creator of Palm Beach Buzz, expanding the same community-focused journalism model to South Florida. A fifth-generation Newporter, Winthrop previously worked in national politics and later as an entertainment producer in New York City before returning home to launch Newport Buzz in 2011.
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