Shark Tagged Of Cape Cod Coast Is The First Of The Summer

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BOSTON (CBS) -- The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy has tagged their first shark of Summer 2018.

The 11-foot long shark was found a quarter mile off of Cape Cod's Truro on Monday, the conservancy tweeted.

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries works to tag a shark (Photo Courtesy: Atlantic White Shark Conservancy)

Dr. Skomal of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries was tagging the shark in a picture featured in the tweet.

Shark sightings along the Cape are a normal occurrence. Leading up to July 4, there were reportedly 13 sharks sighting in less than a week.