SCITUATE, Mass. — Experts are getting a new understanding of shark movements along the South Shore thanks to new buoys.
FOX25's Robert Goulston was on board as the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy checked the newly available data.
One buoy near White Horse Beach was checked in July after a shark was spotted nearby and the data showed a 15-foot shark named Cilla-B was in the area.
That same buoy showed a shark in the area just a few days ago on Aug. 25.
The data helps scientist track the sharks but that's not all.
"It also provides information for the town's which is very valuable to know the shark activity has happening off the coast," Cynthia Wigren from AWSC said.
The group checked buoys from Scituate to Plymouth, and the only activity detected was in the Plymouth area.
"Plymouth already knew there had been a shark detected and sighted off their coast. Today we got information there is another tagged shark that has moved and been detected on a number of days," Wigren said.
D.J. Stetson, with North Atlantic Monster Shark Tourney, donated money to help Marshfield pay for their new buoys. There are now more than 30 detector buoys in Massachusetts waters. The information from them is gathered all summer and analyzed during the off-season.