A confirmed sighting of a great white shark off the coast of Chatham could only be the beginning of aggressive sharks in the area, Dr. Gregory Skomal, an aquatic biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, said today.
On Sunday afternoon, spotter Pilot George Breen saw the shark in the area of Nauset Beach, approximately 2 miles north of an inlet, said Chatham Harbormaster Stuart Smith.
“It was an aggressive shark that chased some seals inland,” Smith said.
The sighting occurred at around 4 p.m., according to Bill Chaprales, a fisherman who works with Breen on scientific research and spoke with him after the sighting.
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