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Truro — The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries along with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy has tagged its first white shark off the season.
Shark tagged! @MassDMF’s Dr. Skomal, working with our team, just tagged the first white shark of the 2018 season—an ~11’ shark, ~1/4 mile off of Truro. pic.twitter.com/LZMzOtED7X
— Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (@A_WhiteShark) July 9, 2018
The 11-foot shark was tagged 1/4 mile off the coast of Truro on Monday.
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There were several shark sightings off the Cape earlier this month. On July 5, two previously tagged sharks were spotted.
The research team and the ecotourism boat had many white shark sightings today, including tagged sharks Myra & James! Check @Sharktivity for updates! https://t.co/LiFCetUjIX pic.twitter.com/2YBmN0AssP
— Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (@A_WhiteShark) July 5, 2018
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