incidents? are they big great whites that we see in the horror movies and you mentioned this and maybe explain why the population has gone up so much that there s more human encounters with them right now? sure, and of course, it s like the ultimate premium real estate, right? beachfront, coastal real estate is important to us and it s important to wild life like sharks. the three species that tend to be on the radar screen when it comes to having issues, white sharks or great white sharks, bull sharks and tiger sharks. the truth is, though, the great whites which populations now are building up especially where i live and the populations are growing because their prey is increasing, great white sharks are marine mammal eaters and thankfully not primate eaters like ourselves. they re focusing on sea lions on the west coast or here, gray seals and harbor seals. both gray seals and harbor seal
predator. they re the cherry on the wildlife sundae in our oceans, so when we see an increase in shark populations, at least w where we live in new england, that means our environment is healthier with a resurgence of creatures like harbor seals and gray seals, which practically disappeared a century ago. of course with an increase in shark population memes, there s an increased chance something can go awry. there s common things we can do to avoid being attacked by a shark. not going in the water during sunrise or sunset when there s poor visibility, after a rainstorm or when you get a high congregation of sharks, you want to be staying out of that water. let s take a listen to this man who was bitten pretty badly by a shark back in june in california. take a listen. i was about 150 yards from being done near the beach when just wham, just this most i don t even know exactly what happened, but it was just i
the three species that tend to be on the radar screen when it comes to having issues, white sharks or great white sharks, bull sharks and tiger sharks. the truth is, though, the great whites which populations now are building up, especially where i live and the populations are growing because their prey is increasing. great white sharks are marine mammal eaters, thankfully not primate eaters like ourselves. they re focusing on sea lions, on the west coast or here, gray seals and harbor seals. both gray seals and harbor seal populations have exploded because they re going up, cycling up with them are the predators that consume them, including great white sharks. in the south we tend to have more of an issue with bull sharks. bull sharks are not a species you want to mess with, and the thing hthat s tricky with bull sharks, not only can they make their way up to places as far
It's July, and we've got boats and cruises on the brain. If you're hoping to catch a glimpse of a whale while on the water, these two whale watching ships in New Hampshire can help make it happen.