Why US researchers are putting cameras on great white sharks

US researchers connected Cape Cod are utilizing "shark spy technology" again this summertime to show nan movements of sharks and thief support group safe successful nan waters disconnected Massachusetts.

Memorial Day play is usually astir nan clip erstwhile shark sightings statesman disconnected Cape Cod.

Earlier this month, nan first sighting of nan play was reported erstwhile a awesome achromatic shark was seen biting a seal disconnected Nantucket.

Megan Winton, elder intelligence astatine nan Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, said researchers for a 2nd consecutive summertime will beryllium attempting to put cameras onto nan backs of immoderate sharks erstwhile they tag them.

The camera tags are utilized to get a position from nan shark's perspective.

"We're utilizing nan latest and top successful shark spy technology, arsenic I for illustration to telephone it, to study much astir nan movements and nan behaviours of these animals present erstwhile they're disconnected of Cape Cod arsenic good arsenic erstwhile they move northbound into Canadian waters," Winton said.

It helps researchers study interactions betwixt sharks and fishermen.

"Cape Cod Bay is very akin but very different to nan outer Cape, truthful we're going to study much astir really nan shark are utilizing that situation location and we're besides hoping to get amended accusation connected interactions pinch fishermen, because each twelvemonth we get much and much reports of achromatic sharks stealing food disconnected of fisherman's lines because for a shark that's a free snack, right? And who doesn't for illustration free snacks?"

When are sharks successful Massachusetts waters?

Great achromatic shark activity successful New England peaks successful July, August and September.

As nan h2o originates to cool, nan sharks commencement to aquatics south.

Winton said accusation learned by tagging sharks keeps group safe.

"It's really important for america to understand not only really they're feeding connected seals here, but what they're doing successful nan shallow h2o disconnected our beaches truthful we tin supply that accusation to nan people, to nan towns, to nan formation managers truthful everyone tin beryllium shark smart erstwhile they spell to nan formation this summer," Winton said.