Atlantic White Shark Conservancy

Researchers with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy have tagged more than 20 great white sharks off of Cape Cod so far this year, adding to a total of 250 tags since their research began in 2010.

Since 1970, the population of oceanic sharks has dropped by 71%, and many species are facing extinction. If you’re not a big fan of sharks, this might seem like a good thing, but the absence of sharks would be devastating to ocean life. Sharks are an essential, keystone species that help balance other animals in the ocean’s food web, and…

This shark was eager to flash its toothy grin for the camera! On Friday, Greg Skomal of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries captured footage of a white shark that was chasing his camera underwater off the coast of Cape Cod.  Based on the video shared by the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy on Monday, the shark is anything but camera…

A new shark flag warning system in Maine is getting its first few uses, roughly a year after the state’s first fatal shark attack. The flags have been used twice in the past several weeks, according to Jim Britt, the communications director for Maine’s Bureau of Parks and Lands: First at Popham Beach in Phippsburg and, most recently, on...

A ping on the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app prompted lifeguards at Cape Elizabeth’s Crescent Beach to put up new warning flags the state is using after its first shark attack last year.

It is incredibly difficult for scientists to observe sharks mating in their natural habitat, since it rarely happens close to the surface. Luckily, there is an island area just off the coast of Florida that’s a regular hot spot for underwater coupling.

A shark washed ashore at First Encounter Beach in Eastham, Massachusetts, on Thursday. The porbeagle shark was dead by the time responders arrived, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy said. Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service’s Apex Predator Program will collect the shark to determine what caused its death. Most sharks in the region are spotted...

Now that shark season is officially here, researchers on Cape Cod are busy trying to find a way to predict when the animals are swimming close to the shore.

It’s shark season, and researchers are trying to predict when they may be close to shore.

A shark was spotted in Chatham, Massachusetts, Sunday afternoon.  The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy reported the shark sighting off North Beach Island.  The shark was spotted by a pilot about 2:40 p.m. Shark sightings become more common off Cape Cod from late June through October as part of a seasonal migration.

A temporary no-swim order was issued on Race Point Beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts following a shark sighting late Saturday morning. Cape Cod National Seashore Lifeguards ordered beachgoers on the popular Cape Cod beach to stay away from the waters and participate in beach-only activities for at least an hour following the sighting. This sighting is the one of the first…

Every June, the great white sharks return to the waters of Cape Cod. And this year is no exception. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy said a great white dubbed James was detected on a receiver off North Beach in Chatham on Friday. The receiver was just deployed on Thursday. James was originally tagged in 2014 and has returned to the…

New data from the Journal of Wildlife Research shows that white sharks spend about half their time in water that is less than 15 feet deep, which is in the range of swimmers and surfers. Researchers recommend staying close to shore, especially when it is dark at the beach to avoid sharks.

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy confirmed the shark sighting. The shark was seen circling a boat and then swam away.

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy tagged three great white sharks off the coast of Cape Cod Wednesday, catching it all on video.

There may not be as many tourists on Cape Cod this summer, but there will be sharks. Shark season on the Cape kicked off with a bang on Wednesday, as the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and Greg Skomal tagged three white sharks who were circling a whale carcass off Monomoy Island during their first research trip. A shark sighting was…

A photo of a washed-up shark on Cape Cod offers a rare close-up look at the elusive animal. The 6-foot porbeagle shark was found dead just north of on Marconi Beach Sunday, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, which shared the photo on Facebook.

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy goes through their top local shark videos of the season and recaps the research conducted this year in the season finale of Shark Tales.

A long-awaited report on what to do about the great white sharks prowling Cape Cod waters offered more than two dozen suggestions but concluded there is nothing that can provide 100% safety. The report by the Woods Hole Group — a coalition of towns, the Cape Cod National Seashore and Atlantic White Shark Conservancy — was released Wednesday.

Cape Cod officials are expected to release a long-awaited report on ways the tourist destination can deal with a growing population of great white sharks. The Woods Hole Group will present its findings Thursday at Nauset Regional High School in Eastham.