Great White Sharks off the Coast of Maine by Susan Hensley https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5 Investigate en-us 2017-08-25 10:00:33 UTC 2017-08-25 15:43:23 UTC hello@padlet.com The seal population was endangered, once protected surged and now is attracting more Great White Sharks. https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832370 2017-08-25 15:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832370 NS & JM https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832400 It's not really a shark problem...it's a over-population of seals. The sharks are keeping the seal population "in check."]]> 2017-08-25 15:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832400 MS M&S https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832510 Sharks are migratory and are following their prey ]]> 2017-08-25 15:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832510 https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832526 -population increase (protected from killing since 1991)
-environment changes
-increase of food source off the coast of Maine]]> 2017-08-25 15:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832526 Great White Sharks are now protected. Due to their lifespan of 70 years, there are more sharks hanging around and they can have up to 20 babies! https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832560 The tuna industry has been extraordinary lately and this could be a draw to the sharks. There is also a large gray seal population near Maine.]]> 2017-08-25 15:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832560 Great White Sharks are being sighted off the coast of Maine and Massachusetts close to swimmers (within three feet of shore). Because the ecosystem is getting healthier, and grey seals are coming back, sharks are coming to eat seals (their main source of food). People are afraid, so they are wanting to bait and kill the sharks in order to rid the swimming areas of sharks. However, this has been implemented in Australia, and has been shown to be ineffective. Result - wait till the seals go away to swim. https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832589 2017-08-25 15:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832589 MS Lit AFs https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832630 A greater population of seals in Maine is causing a greater population of great white sharks in Maine.]]> 2017-08-25 15:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832630 Sharks https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832848 Seals, once endangered were protected now are at an all time high!  Therefore more GWS's have been attracted to this area.

]]> 2017-08-25 15:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182832848 Great White Sharks are being seen off the coast of Maine because there is an over-abundance of seals and other prey such as spiny dogfish, tuna, and harbor porpoise. https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182833047 2017-08-25 15:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/susan_hensley1/czyw6drc6uz5/wish/182833047