Fishermen Report Great White Shark Off Vineyard
Biologist Says Sightings Fairly Rare
POSTED: 12:23 pm EDT June 9,
2008
UPDATED: 12:43 pm EDT June 9,
2008
BOSTON -- Two Massachusetts fishermen say they saw a great white shark off the coast of Martha's Vineyard in two separate incidents over the weekend.The fishing captains described the shark as wide and about 15 feet long, according to the Cape Cod Times.Capt. Buddy Vanderhoop, of Aquinnah, reported spotting the animal about 500 feet off Menemsha Beach in the early evening.
Capt. Scott McDowell, of Chilmark, reported spotting the shark while on a charter off Gay Head.A fisheries biologist who specializes in studying sharks for the state Division of Marine Fisheries told the Times that great whites -- made famous by the movie "Jaws," -- are not unusal off the coast of Massachusetts, but he said real sightings are relatively rare.He said many people often mistake basking sharks for great whites.
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