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MA Shark Biologist J Chisholm • Tweets about Sharks or as I call 'em Shahks • Solving the Atlantic white shark puzzle • Feros Ferio • 🦈
Massachusetts
Joined March 2015
It’s that time of year, shark season is upon us. Now would be a good time to brush up on your ID skills. This video will help you distinguish between white sharks and basking sharks. Remember if you see a shark please use @sharktivity to report it.
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The recent manatee sighting off Cape Cod isn’t the first and won’t be the last. Read more about the previous sightings here: .
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‼️SHARK ALERT‼️ . This is the second of the day from that area. The team from Atlantic White Shark Conservancy is on the water actively looking for sharks, which usually results in a lot of sightings. Please download the #Sharktivity app to stay up-to-date on alerts & sightings
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‼️SHARK ALERT‼️ . Have you downloaded the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy @Sharktivity app yet? Don’t procrastinate, get it today to stay informed about alerts and sightings. 
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‼️SHARK ALERT‼️ . If you have the #sharktivity app you already know this. If not, what are you waiting for? Download it today!
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‼️SHARK ALERT‼️. Like I said earlier, it’s going to be a busy day.
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‼️SHARK ALERT‼️ . It’s shaping up to be a busy day so if you haven’t downloaded the #Sharktivity app yet now would be a good time. I post alerts when I can, but on busy days like this I can’t always keep up so your best bet is to stay up-to-date on the app.
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Hammerhead Sightings Increase In Upper Cape Waters; Fisherman Hooks Tiger Shark via @capenewsdotnet.
capenews.net
Within the past couple of weeks, adjunct scientist of New England Aquarium John Chisholm has received multiple reports of smooth hammerhead shark sightings in the waters of Buzzards Bay. A
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RIP Hulk. 😢. It’s sad new but at least Hulk & Andre are together again.
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RT @bostonherald: Fisherman catches tiger shark off Cape Cod: 'We've been seeing more and more'
bostonherald.com
Fisherman catches tiger shark off Cape Cod: ‘We’ve been seeing more and more’
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RT @capecodtimes: Contender might be a king among sharks, but for great whites, the queens are bigger
capecodtimes.com
Contender is pretty big for a male, sure. But in great white shark size contests, it's the females who take the cake.
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Biologists document rise in hammerhead sightings via @TheMVTimes.
mvtimes.com
In what is believed to be driven by climate change and increasing water temperatures, marine biologists are reporting a steady increase in the presence of smooth hammerhead sharks in Vineyard and New...
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RT @OzzyOsbourne: It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away….
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RT @boston25: Tiger shark caught in waters off Cape Cod
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Tiger sharks are very rare in New England, but a local marine biologist says they’re slowly growing more common.
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RT @capecodtimes: Beyond the bite: How 'Jaws' shaped — and misshaped — our knowledge of great white sharks
capecodtimes.com
'Jaws' scared us stiff. Science is setting the record straight. What 50 years of research reveals about the ocean's most misunderstood apex predator.
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RT @capecodtimes: Multiple hammerhead sharks spotted off Cape Cod. One expert says it's just the beginning.
capecodtimes.com
Warming waters could mean hammerhead sharks are just the first of many new shark species showing up off Cape Cod.
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A friendly reminder, not all ‘fins’ are what they appear to be. The head of a gray seal resting on the surface can resemble the profile of a dorsal fin. This has resulted in a growing number of mistaken identity reports.
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‼️SHARK ALERT‼️ . If you have the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy #Sharktivity app, you’re already aware of this, if you don’t, then what are you waiting for? Download it today to stay up-to-date on sightings and alerts! 
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RT @bostonherald: Hammerhead sharks spotted off Massachusetts, bull sharks could be next to migrate north: 'Warm-water species will be show….
bostonherald.com
Hammerhead sharks spotted off Massachusetts, bull sharks could be next to migrate north: ‘Warm-water species will be showing up in greater numbers’
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