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Shark Trackers To Tag Great Whites Off Cape Cod
NEW BEDFORD (CBS) – Wrestling a great white shark out of the water is an unconventional and risky way to tag and track the animals, but that risk is paying off and teaching researchers more than...
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Researchers Begin Great White Shark Expedition Off Cape Cod
CHATHAM (CBS) – An elaborate great white shark expedition is unfolding off the coast of Chatham. “This is the home of Jaws,” says Chris Fischer, whose 125-foot vessel called the OCEARCH is anchored...
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Researchers Reel In, SPOT Tag 15-Foot Great White Off Cape Cod
CHATHAM (CBS) – Researchers on Cape Cod are celebrating a “monumental leap forward in the science of the great white shark.” Thursday night, a crew of marine biologists from OCEARCH and the state...
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Scientists Capture, Tag Second Great White Shark Off Cape
CHATHAM (CBS) – The scientists with OCEARCH thought the first shark they caught was big, until then they hooked number 2; a 16-foot, 3500-lb. female Great White. Scientists working in Cape Cod waters...
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As We Freeze, ‘Cape Cod Great Whites’ Show Up Off Florida Coast
BOSTON (CBS) – Scientists tracking a couple of Great White Sharks that spent part of the summer off Cape Cod say the sharks have turned up off the coast of northern Florida. This past summer,...
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Sharks Tagged Off Cape Cod Tracked To Florida
BOSTON (CBS) – There is new information about two Great White Sharks that spent part of the summer off Cape Cod. OCEARCH researchers tagged Mary Lee and Genie in September. Scientists just tracked the...
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MA Marine Biologist Tags 14-Foot Great White In Florida
BOSTON (CBS) – A marine biologist from Massachusetts has taken his work to Florida, where he is helping a team tag great white sharks in order to learn about their behavior. Shark expert Greg Skomal,...
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Cape Cod Is Possible Breeding Ground For Great White Sharks
CHATHAM (CBS) – A team of shark researchers spent this week on Cape Cod preparing for a shark tagging trip this summer. “The dots are connecting,” says expedition leader Chris Fischer, who heads up...
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Researchers Prepare For Ambitious Shark Tagging Mission Off Cape Cod
BOSTON (CBS) – Shark researchers have great white ambitions as they set off to hunt the mysterious animals in the waters off Cape Cod for the month of August. Tuesday, the OCEARCH research vessel left...
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Shark Tagging Team Tracking Great White Off Coast Of Chatham
BOSTON (CBS) — Wednesday morning, a shark tagging team spotted a 12-to-14 foot Great White female shark off the coast of Chatham. The team at OCEARCH hopes to tag the shark. It’s part of one of their...
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Cape Shark Crew: Good News & Bad News; Great Whites Aren’t Biting
CHATHAM (CBS) – The great white sharks are circling off Cape Cod, but they aren’t biting. “It came right up close to the boat,” said Brett McBride, captain of the fishing vessel used to lure sharks to...
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OCEARCH Tags First Shark Of Summer Off Cape Cod
BOSTON (CBS) – Great white shark taggers off Chatham are celebrating their first “catch” of the summer. The 12 and a half foot, 1,400 pound female named Betsy was pulled up on to their research boat...
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Shark Tagged Off Cape In 2012 Has Traveled Nearly 20,000 Miles
BRIGANTINE, N.J. (CBS/AP) — She’s back. Mary Lee, the 3,456-pound female great white shark whose movements are tracked online, has surfaced off the New Jersey shore. The shark has traveled almost...
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