This week, a Great White Shark, estimated to be 8 feet long, was filmed swimming close to the shores of Montauk, New York, marking the start of the summer season. The drone footage captured the shark moving leisurely in the clear waters, drawing significant public interest. Experts assure that such sightings are normal for this time of year, as juvenile sharks frequent the area. The shark did not appear to be hunting and, while its early appearance raised concerns, researchers emphasize that these sightings are part of the shark's annual behavior.
"For me this was super exciting, as I have been flying these waters for 8 years and this is the earliest shark spotting I have had in a season and it is also the closest to shore I have spotted a great white," Joanna L. Steidle wrote on X.
"It is very, very expected this time of the year that the white sharks are moving through the Long Island waters," Greg Metzger, the chief field coordinator of the South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center's Shark research program, told The Post.
"Nothing unusual, nothing strange. All just part of what they do every year for as long as we know they've been here."
"The shark didn't appear to be hunting in the video, but the Montauk coast is a popular feeding ground for Great White Sharks, he explained."
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