Drone captures video of shark swimming off Scarborough coast

Video courtesy of David Lancaster

A big shark was noticed this week close to seashores in Scarborough, prompting public security officers to difficulty a warning to the general public.

The shark — believed to be an amazing white — was first noticed Monday close to Richmond Island and Scarborough Beach, in line with police.

On Tuesday morning, Daryen Granata, the city’s marine useful resource officer, obtained drone video footage taken by a resident that confirmed a doable 10- to 12-foot shark off the southern finish of Richmond Island close to Higgins Beach and Scarborough Beach.

Granata stated he put out the warning in regards to the shark as a result of he expects the seashores to be busy throughout this week’s sizzling climate.

“We all know sharks live in the ocean,” he stated. “We don’t need individuals to not swim, we simply need them to have situational consciousness and mitigate a shark assault.

“If you see a dorsal fin swimming around, I’d get out of the water for a few minutes.”

Police issued the warning for individuals visiting Richmond Island, Crescent Beach, Higgins Beach and Pine Point Beach.

Scarborough police stated in a Facebook publish that updates could be shared if further info turns into out there.

Last month, Harpswell officers put up shark notification flags at Cedar Beach after two documented white shark sightings.

White sharks aren’t new to the Gulf of Maine. Their numbers listed below are seemingly bouncing again due to conservation measures put in place to guard white sharks, which have been overfished till the Nineteen Nineties, in addition to seals, a favourite prey species for grownup whites.

Researchers say the low variety of white sharks within the area signifies that Maine swimmers aren’t at vital danger from the sharks, which seem like utilizing shallow coastal waters subsequent to in style seashores whereas touring between Cape Cod and Nova Scotia. They are seemingly snacking on the rising seal populations within the Gulf of Maine.

After a white shark killed a lady swimming off Bailey Island in Harpswell in 2020 — Maine’s solely deadly shark assault on document — the Maine Department of Marine Resources launched a examine crew and deployed acoustic sensors alongside the coast to trace the exercise of already-tagged white sharks.

The sensors present white sharks like sandy seashores. In a median yr, Ogunquit will appeal to seven sharks in a five-day span, whereas Higgins Beach in Scarborough attracts 5. Kennebunk averages six sharks in as many days, and Wells sees a median of 5 sharks each 4 days.

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