First Shark Of Season Pinged Off Cape Cod
CHATHAM (CBS) -- The first shark of the season has been detected off of Cape Cod--and his name is "Scratchy."
The great white shark was pinged swimming off of Monomoy Island by the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. The shark was tagged last August, and has apparently returned to the area.
White shark detected today on the shark cove receiver (off Monomoy)! It was a shark tagged last Aug. named Scratchy. pic.twitter.com/ggx1WkpLLR
— Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (@A_WhiteShark) June 16, 2016
The Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries said Scratchy was first identified in August of 2014. The 13-foot shark apparently got his name because he has "lots of seal scratches."
#WhiteShark Scratchy was 1st detected on June 6. He pinged on receivers 3 other days so far, including today. pic.twitter.com/BQRiY3OQ8e
— Mass MarineFisheries (@MassDMF) June 16, 2016
The AWSC said the shark was detected by their Shark Cove receiver. Last year, researchers tagged 19 sharks off the Massachusetts coast.