The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy has shared photos of two great white sharks.
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A white shark off Chatham in July 28.
Along with these two new sharks, the biologists from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries have identified 21 sharks in total in Chatham just this summer, according to marine department biologist, Greg Skomal.
In a research trip carried out on July 23 researchers spotted six white sharks, three of these were new, and three were previously identified.
In 2014 68 Great White Sharks were spotted in that particular beach area.
“We use a plane to find the sharks, and then we go up and videotape them”, he said.
This year, sharks seem to make a great impression on scientists, as no less than 6 exhibits were observed.
One of the two recently spotted sharks was swimming along the shoreline, but no swimmers were taking long baths in the area at that time. Cyntia Wigren, president of Atlantic White Shark Conservacy declared that an entire team of white sharks was spotted on Tuesday and got enough evidence for the scientists to identify them.
The photos were captured by a photographer who shot the aerial view of the great white sharks.
Activity so far is greater than last year, but the season doesn’t end until the end of October.
When the researchers are unable to tag the sharks, they distinguish returning ones from newcomers by comparing their physical features, such as their color patterns, scars, and shape of their fins.
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