It's officially shark season and so far three great whites have been spotted in Cape Cod as of Monday afternoon.
Two great whites were seen in the Cape Cod Bay, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy's Sharktivity app.
A third shark was spotted by the Chatham harbormaster on Monday morning.
That shark was reportedly 13-feet-long and was seen eating a seal near Monomy Island, according to the https://twitter.com/CCCNewsroom/status/1143192774453399552.
Two great whites were seen in the Cape Cod Bay, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy's Sharktivity app. Two sightings have been confirmed and a third sighting was reported on Monday as depicted above
Researchers on Cape Cod are launching a new study focused on the hunting and feeding habits of the region's great white sharks following last year's two attacks on humans, including the state's first fatal one in more than 80 years.
The hope is that the work contributes critical information to the ongoing debate over how to keep Cape beachgoers safe, said state marine biologist Greg Skomal, who has been studying the region's great whites for years and is leading the new effort.
'If we can figure out how, where and when these sharks are attacking seals, we may be able to see if there is a pattern or any predictability to it,' he said.
'That's really useful information for someone trying to manage their beach and enhance public safety. If there are hot spots that can be identified, we certainly want to share that information with the public.'
Cape Cod officials have been wrestling with how to respond to public concern in the aftermath of last year's attacks.
A New York man was badly mauled by a shark last August off a beach in Truro but survived.
Then weeks later Arthur Medici,26, of Massachusetts, was killed by a shark while boogie boarding in nearby Wellfleet.
Local officials have focused on ways to improve emergency response at area beaches this season, such as installing emergency call boxes and first aid kits stuffed
