Crane Beach is taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety of visitors and staff due to the presence of juvenile great white sharks near its shores. The beach will install a shark detection buoy and enhance staff training alongside public safety officials. Frontline staff, alongside lifeguards and the Ipswich harbormaster, will monitor the swimming area. In case of a shark sighting, visitors will have to leave the water until the situation is assessed. Collaboration with marine biologist Greg Skomal is aimed at monitoring shark activity this summer.
"We have worked diligently in preparation for the summer beach season with local public safety officials, marine biologists, and state wildlife officials to put in place staff training and several safety protocols in the event sharks return to Crane Beach this year," said Chris Moore, Crane Beach trustees property director.
If there is a suspected shark sighting, visitors will be asked to vacate the swimming area until the sighting is confirmed or not. In the case of a confirmed shark sighting, the water will be closed and will reopen when authorities determine it is safe to do so.
The North Shore beach is collaborating with Massachusetts Shark Research Project Marine Biologist Greg Skomal to share any shark-related information collected this summer. Skomal, who worked with Crane Beach last year, said great white sightings off the East Coast are "to be expected."
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