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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]There appears to be one or more posters who have a sincere concern about sharks. There is also a poster who is convinced that any posts about sharks or Cape Cod are an organized attempt to harass her. The existence of the second poster has inspired a cottage industry of shark posters who find considerable amusement in the whole thing. As a result, posts do tend to get removed from the shark threads.[/quote]

Do you spend time on Cape Cod? [/quote]

No, I've never been there. Why?[/quote]

Because I’ve owed a home there for 20 years, bayside. I’m from the state and reluctantly here in the DMV

The reality is, Cape Cod has gotten more ‘sharky’ due to the rising seal population. My niece was a lifeguard for a good part of her teen years and while they did train off beaches in Chatham, the white population in recent years was a definite concern.  There was recently a young 20 something killed by a white off a Wellfleet beach (lots of seals up there) and another man had his kayak followed and bitten, which turned him from skeptic to believer. There were few, if any shark warning signs years ago; they are more plentiful now. We never saw a helicopter on shark patrol early in our ownership; now it’s routine. Anyone who rents on the Cape with littles (and those that come from this area do tend to favor Chatham) should be aware of the fact that the whites do come quite close in around Chatham beaches. When the tide goes out, it’s particularly important to take care re: areas between sand bars, etc, because juvenile whites often feed in those areas (fish get trapped).

My point is the shark issues are not all hype and lies. If you haven’t spent any time on the Cape, any time visiting Woods Hole where the oceanographic institute is,  you just might not be aware of current conditions.[/quote]

The very first sentence I wrote above was, "There appears to be one or more posters who have a sincere concern about sharks". 
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