First Great White Shark Of 2015 Tagged Off Cape Cod
BOSTON (CBS) – The first great white shark of the year has been tagged off the coast of Cape Cod.
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy spotted the 13-foot female, named Avery, off Chatham on Monday.
Underwater photo of 13' female white shark Avery tagged off Chatham yesterday, 1st of '15 season. #SharkWeek @MassDMF pic.twitter.com/to2vOPHCB3
— Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (@A_WhiteShark) July 7, 2015
Last year, 18 white sharks were tagged by Dr. Greg Skomal of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries working with Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.
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