Residents and Beach Goers Can Rest Easy As Shark Attack in the Seacoast Area Not Likely

With the recent shark attacks popping up in Amity Mass., Seacoast residents and visitors have nothing to fear. Although Sharks have been spotted off the coast of Seacoast beaches, researches have said that a shark attack is not likely to occur as one has not happened in 75 years.
According to Holly Bourbon, a researcher at the New England Aquarium, “There has been three recorded shark attacks in New England since 1936.” Bourbon also stated that throughout those 75 years there has been multiple shark spottings but due to the low number of attacks it’s very un-likely that a shark attack would happen now. She also stated that sharks have come very close to beaches and swimmers but these sharks have been harmless and researches have said deemed them to be “lost”.
Bourbon also stated that many sharks do call Seacoast waters home including the most popular Porbeagle. Bourbon also made it known that, “unlike the movies, Great White sharks usually stay to the south and don’t venture much past Cape Cod.”
According to an article by Will Courtney of the Newburyport Daily News, Maine does have a shark attack on record but New Hampshire and the seacoast area are shark attack free. Courtney also states that in an interview with shark expert John Mandelman, Mendelman said, “young Basking sharks are known to wander close to shore”. Bourbon agreed to this statement and said although Basking sharks do tend to come closer to shore they are seemingly harmless and sharks in general are more of a problem for divers who are deeper out in the ocean.
Residents and beach goers of the Seacoast area are at no greater fear of being attacked by a shark due to the recent attacks in Amity.