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Great White Sightings Prompt Cape Cod Swim Ban

For first time, officials tag Atlantic great white sharks

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 6, 2009 4:51 PM CDT

(Newser) – Several Cape Cod beaches have banned swimming this weekend after four great white sharks were spotted prowling the waters, the Cape Cod Times reports. Shark expert Gregory Skomal and his crew tagged two of them—described as 8 and 10 feet long—with high-tech trackers....   Read full story »

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