Data reveals top hotspots, busiest months for Cape Cod shark activity

NORTH CHATHAM, Mass. — There was a record-high number of great white shark detections in the water off Cape Cod last year, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

The total number of shark detections jumped to 193,475, shattering 2021′s mark of 169,938, data published in the Conservancy’s Logbook shows.

The Logbook showed that there were 133 individual sharks detected last year -- the most ever. The Conservancy deployed a total of 66 detection receivers, which are used to track white shark activity.

Published data also revealed where and when the sharks were detected.

The top hotspots for shark detection were along the southern portion of the Outer Cape between Chatham North Inlet and South Shark Cove, where there were nearly 21,000 detections, data indicated. Truro and Peaked Hill were also areas that saw higher-than-average shark activity.

The fewest amount of detections was reported off beaches along the Inner Cape.

August was by far the busiest month for sharks with 66,060 detections. July was the second-busiest period of the summer season with nearly 50,000.

“This app does not contain or constitute, and should not be interpreted as advice as to what beaches or parts of water are safe,” the Logbook warned. “The only way to completely prevent a close encounter with a shark is to stay on shore.”

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