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At Cape Wildlife Center: Cold-stunned sea turtles Caryn Ritchie October through December is the time of year when sea turtles experience cold stunning. For the past 30 years, the numbers have been on the rise. Climate change appears to be a major factor in this increase. The waters are staying warmer longer, and getting warmer farther up the coast towards Maine. The Kemp’s Ridley migration has extended into the Gulf of Maine. As long as the water is warm, the turtles stay longer, and when the temperatures drop they travel south, but because of their location, they can end up in Cape Cod...

Checking out the kayak. kayakers of course have to understand that when they're paddling they're taking risks. >> reporter: great whites have been spotted close to the cape cod shore for weeks now, snacking on seals. the west coast has seen its share of near misses. a 52-year-old california man got knocked off his kayak by a shark. he survived. the same can't be said of the kayak. >> his boat was lifted up by a 14 to 18-foot shark. the boater was then kicked out of the boat. and the shark bit the kayak. >> reporter: this just days aftethe beach in la jolla was closed after a shark was spotted ...

What attracts the sharks. also follow the obvious rule. swim near the lifeguards. they'll likely be the first to alert you if a shark is near. john schifrin, abc news, new york. >> the reason he brought up the point about seals is that's what sharks eat. and because there has been, you know, increased awareness and onus to save the seals they've gone from 10,000 to more than 300,000 in cape cod since the protections were put in place. so, thus -- the sharks. [ "jaws" theme plays ] >> never fear when rob is near. i will get the job done. >> where did you catch that? a worm? >> put my worm in th...

♪ oh here she comes watch out ♪ oh here she comes watch out boy she'll chew you up ♪ >> a man-eater. >> pardon us. we were having a conversation. we'll get back to you -- >> we haven't seen each other in a couple of days. >> all the dirt. seems like every day lately we have been reporting on shark sightings, typical story this time of year. this weekend no different. >> boaters and sun bathers are keeping a close eye on the ocean, for very good reason as abc's john schifrin reports. >> reporter: cape cod beaches were back open for swimming a day after a 12 to 14-foot shark was tailing ...