Recent sightings of four great white sharks have prompted a swimming ban for the rest of the Labor Day weekend at some of the area's Oceanside beaches, including North Beach, Lighthouse Beach, South Beach and Harding Beach and Nauset Beach.
No swimming this Labor Day weekend and maybe for another month. The Great White Sharks have moved in and are enjoying the ideal water temperatures and the abundant fresh food, in the form of seals. They do not care if you planned a beach weekend retreat, are there on your first vacation in years, or if you are going back to school tomorrow. They are doing what sharks do and they are doing it very well.
Great white shark scientific name : Carcharodon Carcharias photo by Flickr: hermanusbackpackers
The Great White is between 12-16 feet long, and can grow up to 19-21 feet. The Great White is the most feared fish for humans. Great White Sharks are a very large species of shark. They are streamlined swimmers, and have a torpedo-shaped body with a pointed snout.
They have about 3000 teeth, arranged in several rows. The first two rows of teeth are used for grabbing and cutting prey, while the teeth in the last rows rotate into place when front teeth are broken, worn down, or fall out. The teeth are triangularly shaped with serrations on the edges. (How cool is that!)
The back of the shark is a dull grey color and the underside is colored white. They have three main fins: the dorsal (on back) and two pectoral fins (on the sides). The tail is crescent shaped. There are five gill slits on Great White Sharks. The Great White reaches maturity about 9 years after it's birth. The growth of The Great White shark is about 25-30 cm per year. The White Shark has litters of about 7-9 pups. The females only reproduce twice in her whole life.
Some shark information from www.indianchild.com
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great white sightings in mass too. one of the reasons i live in maine is to avoid all things like sharks and snakes and spiders. scary to think great whites are in new england now. i will say the waves have been very warm lately...
You don't have spiders??? The sharks apparently are enjoying those warm waves too - this should cut down on the yapping seals people complain about.
I would not want to be whatever it is this shark seems to be smiling at
I love Sharks , they are absolutely fascinating ! Actually alot of Realtors are sharks as well !!
Kathleen, As long as no one is in the water, I find sharks facinating as well! I'd heard about shark sightings in several places and pools sound good to be right now :)
It was very bad timing on the sharks part. I do feel for those that had plans for the beach
The closest I want to get to sharks is at a restaurant down here called The Aquarium, but they aren't that big!
michelangelo - It does appear to be smiling and about to ....close in.................