Shark Week 2022 Reveals Something Unexpected About Cape Cod

Looper ^ | Weds July 27, 2022 | Jennifer Mashuga

[Capt. Tom]

Since first premiering in 1988, Discovery Channel's Shark Week — the annual, week-long scheduling of all things sharks — has become a phenomenon.

The U.S. had 47 unprovoked shark bites in 2021, with Florida coming in first place with 28. Despite the proliferation of shark attacks in these parts of the country, 2022's Shark Week focuses on the waters around Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and viewers will discover something fascinating and unexpected about the area.

There Are More White Sharks Off Cape Cod Than Ever Before

Even though many sharks call the waters of the Atlantic Ocean home, many forget that Cape Cod is teeming with the predators, with two dozen spotted on a recent weekend (via masslive.com). 2022's Shark Week plans to highlight the area, with one show called "Monsters of the Cape" that will feature shark scientists testing out a new shark deterrent barrier in the shark-infested waters. "It was probably one of the most thrilling things I've ever done," marine biologist Craig O'Connell told the Boston Herald about jumping into the icy water 10 feet from a 15-foot great white. "I was in pure amazement. It was so graceful, and cruised right by the barrier."

While the Atlantic Shark Institute noted an increase of white sharks in the Cape Cod area is up by 24% from the year before, scientists aren't sure if it's due to conservation efforts succeeding or more transmitters on the sharks in the waters than ever before (via Boston Globe). For viewers interested in the Cape Cod shark explosion, another show, "Great White Intersection," will actually highlight the growing number of great white sharks in the Cape Cod area following the deadly shark attack of Arthur Medici in 2018, the first shark bite related death in 82 years.

[V_TWIN]

Maybe they like white socks and birkenstocks 😏

[Torahman]

Sharks are not needed. They are top predators and compete with people for edible fish. They make great cat food and fertilizer. And pretty good boots. They are however, not kosher. No can eat. So I say decimate their numbers so the fisheries can provide people more fish.

[1Old Pro]

The interior waters of Cape Cod Bay.

If you're in the Bay off Brewster at low tide, you can walk out on the sand bar in water up to your ankles, not many sharks there but the beaches are nice. Tom will probably tell you that recent attacks have been off Race Point Beach and off Highlands Nat'l seashore. As far as MV, last known attack was in 1975 off Amity Beach....just kidding.

[Hot Tabasco]

That was the first case of a person knowingly trying to swim with sharks........It didn’t turn out very well for him.

[reformed_dem]

The U.S. had 47 unprovoked shark bites in 2021...

So, how many provoked shark bites were there?

[Monterrosa-24]

“...last known attack was in 1975 off Amity Beach...”

I witnessed that in the Green Hills Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a so scary.

[Red Badger]

😂👍👌😜...........................

There’s a country song in there somewhere.......................😎

[Labyrinthos]

“How do they know there are more great whites off Cape Cod than ever before?
More than a million years ago? More than a hundred thousand years ago? More than a thousand years ago?”

They know for the same reason that they know that global air and water temperatures are at record levels and tornados, hurricanes, blizzards, droughts, and monsoons are more frequent and more dangerous than ever — they made it up to support their leftist agenda.

[Capt. Tom]

“In your opinion, is there any difference in the likelihood of a shark attack for a swimmer in:

1. The interior waters of Cape Cod Bay.
2. The ocean-facing (eastside) of Cape Cod.
3. The beaches of the island of Nantucket.
4. The beaches of the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
5. The little beaches near Boston.”

Number 2. would be my first choice since there are plenty of sharks and people in the water there.

IMHO, The thing that prevents most white sharks from attacking people is they don’t have the aggressiveness that a Bull shark has. And people are not there normal prey, seals are. A white tends to look its new prey over and takes more time to attack than a bull shark would. By that time a person could be out of the water and on the beach.

Most people in New England spend very little time swimming in the water because it is too cold. You can spend more time in the water if you have a wet suit on. -Tom

[Hatteras]

There are more white sharks since Shark Week started and even more since OCEARCH began tagging and tracking the rascals.

Fun to watch in the early years but now it's the same old stories (I guess not enough shark "attacks" in a year to come up with any new programming) and visits by idiot MTV celebrities who have no business being near the water.

But anything to try and stoke some fear and suspense. I saw a show on NatGeo's "Shark Fest" as they showed the epaulette shark wandering across the reef at low tide, the narrator warned in a foreboding tone, underscored with an ominous music, "sharks are learning how to walk... on land..."

[Sirius Lee]

the narrator warned in a foreboding tone, underscored with an ominous music, "sharks are learning how to walk... on land..."

LOL! "They could be stealing your catalytic converters while you sleep..."

[mware]

Just reread Jaws last week. They felt it was attracted to the area because of environmental law that increased the number of bunker fish in the region. Also read the bunker fish have increased in the region of late.

[chaosagent]

[Tallguy]

While the Atlantic Shark Institute noted an increase of white sharks in the Cape Cod area is up by 24% from the year before, scientists aren't sure if it's due to conservation efforts succeeding or more transmitters on the sharks in the waters than ever before (via Boston Globe).

A reasonable assumption would be that it is the cumulative effect of the shark tagging program. But the media would like to scare you into thinking the White Sharks breed like rabbits.

[jmacusa]

You’re right.

That would be the Orca, the Killer Whale( a dolphin actually).

A shark is a big, dumb set of teeth swimming around looking for a meal.

Killer Whales are highly intelligent social animals with a complex brain and a language. A male Orca can grow to 30 feet and weigh 9 tons.

If just two of them decided it was time to start hunting humans NO ONE would want to go into the ocean.

[Stanwood_Dave]

First off, I'm not any kind actor, TV-Youtube or otherwise.

I do remember Rush (Limbaugh) talking about some inside baseball {Insurance Companies} having to do with the Exxon Valdez oil spill {March 24, 1989.}

He talked about a video, that was made by one of the insurance carries, was showing an animal rights group and a couple of local school classes, releasing some duck's, Sea Otter's, back into the wild.

Out of no where an Orca, shoots out of the water, Sea Otter firmly in mouth, big splash, No Sea Otter.

The purpose of the video was supposed to be look; we @ ABC Insurance company, did the right thing, and here we are 2 year's later, (1991-?) we gave money to the animal Wack-o's, we love children, we love education, etc. You get the drift. They had interviews with the kids, etc.

Well everything went to hell in a handbasket, in under 3 seconds. Orca -1, Sea Otter's ZERO!!!

Moral of the story, throw CHUM into the water, win special prizes.

In my opinion, either they (people of Shark Week) heard Rush (Limbaugh) tell the story, or they seen the video. No way they came up with this idea on their own.

[subterfuge]

LOL!