seriously... It's only a matter of time.

[Piscator]

Originally Posted by numbskull

The best part is how the Cape Cod Times, every time they run a story on a shark sighting, mentions that the last shark fatality was at mattapoiset 80 years ago.....but fail to mention there were no seals and hence no sharks over that 80 years.

Each year there are more sharks and they show up earlier. Everywhere else they show up and there are people, there are attacks. Hard to imagine it will be different in our little paradise.

Race Point and Wood End have a lot of seals now too, wait till they come inside the bay!

[BluesHarp]

The guy that was interviewed at the end of the peice said "Most shark attacks don't result in death".

That's comforting!

Beware of things that go bump in the night.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Piscator

Race Point and Wood End have a lot of seals now too, wait till they come inside the bay!

Hear the Greg Skomal talking about the sharks. Someone asked him if the sharks could be found inside the bay. His response was "Sharks *will* be found wherever the seals venture. Have you ever seen seals in the bay?"

That had everyone concerned rather quickly.

Keeping his comment in mind, I'd have no doubt that those white sharks have been in that water between wood end and long point that's 80' deep within about 100 yards of shore.

[Fly Rod]

media hype could ruin the summer season for Cape businesses... sensationalism....It is to worry about, but do not need it on the news every day.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Fly Rod

media hype could ruin the summer season for Cape businesses... sensationalism....It is to worry about, but do not need it on the news every day.

Now everyone else will start feeling the ills of the seals that fishermen have been dealing with for 5-6 years.

[Raider Ronnie]

If you have had the chance to hear Greg talk, you have heard him say the great whites are around because of the increasing numbers of Gray seals, not the harbor seals that have been on the outside of the Cape for years.


QUOTE=JohnnyD;948006]Hear the Greg Skomal talking about the sharks. Someone asked him if the sharks could be found inside the bay. His response was "Sharks *will* be found wherever the seals venture. Have you ever seen seals in the bay?"

That had everyone concerned rather quickly.

Keeping his comment in mind, I'd have no doubt that those white sharks have been in that water between wood end and long point that's 80' deep within about 100 yards of shore.[/QUOTE]
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[Sgt Striper]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

If you have had the chance to hear Greg talk, you have heard him say the great whites are around because of the increasing numbers of Gray seals, not the harbor seals that have been on the outside of the Cape for years.

Gray, Harbor...they all taste like............seal

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by Sgt Striper

Gray, Harbor...they all taste like............seal

Quite different in size.

[lamigsb1]

Originally Posted by Piscator

Race Point and Wood End have a lot of seals now too, wait till they come inside the bay!

2 weeks ago there were 2 seals on the bayside in Dennis. between cold storage and crowes pasture. Seals were also haning out at a few spots in plymouth most of the winter/early spring.

[lamigsb1]

wasn't the there a Great white caught in the bay on rod and reel about 10-15 years ago. Northern CA, and long island have had them forever. Its getting blown out of proportion here by the Boston Media for "Panic Raitings" won't be long before Fox news Tries putting the Blame on President Obama.