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13 Years Ago Today – The Day Greg Skomal Knew White Sharks off Cape Cod’s Beaches Was the New Normal
One of the questions I asked Greg Skomal as we were writing Chasing Shadows, our new book that published earlier this month, was when did he feel he knew that sharks in shallow water off the Cape’s beaches were not … Continue reading →
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“Now the white shark has returned to one of America’s most iconic summertime destinations, and it’s challenging our perception of what the ocean is to us. For the first time in a long time, we have a hazy sense of what it means not to be the top predator. For the first time in a long time, we’ve had to consider what it means to be prey, even if we’re only mistaken as such. What do we do with those emotions? Do we celebrate our
ecological success—the restoration of an apex predator to an ecosystem—or do we defend our hard-won territory?”
― Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark
ecological success—the restoration of an apex predator to an ecosystem—or do we defend our hard-won territory?”
― Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark
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“Now the white shark has returned to one of America’s most iconic summertime destinations, and it’s challenging our perception of what the ocean is to us. For the first time in a long time, we have a hazy sense of what it means not to be the top predator. For the first time in a long time, we’ve had to consider what it means to be prey, even if we’re only mistaken as such. What do we do with those emotions? Do we celebrate our
ecological success—the restoration of an apex predator to an ecosystem—or do we defend our hard-won territory?”
― Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark
ecological success—the restoration of an apex predator to an ecosystem—or do we defend our hard-won territory?”
― Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark
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