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Great white shark named 'Jules' after Julian Edelman

A shark flag waves in the air off a lifeguard station at Newcomb beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts on Cape Cod on July 13.

Another idea for handling shark sighting responses on Cape beaches? Industrial speakers.

Three women pass a makeshift memorial at Newcomb Hollow Beach, where a boogie boarder was bitten by a shark in 2018 and later died of his injuries, in Wellfleet, Mass.

'To be honest, what criminal charge would even be there at the moment?'

Shark near Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro

This photo shows just how close a shark was to shore in Truro before beach closure July 17, 2019 | 11:28 AM

A Great White Shark swims off the shore of Cape Cod, on July 13, 2019. Three Cape Cod beaches were temporarily closed to swimming on July 13, after great white sharks were spotted as close as 150 feet offshore, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

Great white sharks spotted at 3 Cape Cod beaches July 14, 2019 | 3:48 PM

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'We’ve had a spotter pilot in the air for years, a decade, and he’s never seen this' July 9, 2019 | 3:12 PM

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‘FIRST FOOTAGE EVER!’: Drone video captures 2 great white sharks ‘interacting’ off Cape coast July 9, 2019 | 8:48 AM

Live updates: Here's where sharks have been spotted in Massachusetts July 3, 2019 | 1:43 PM

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21-year-old Californian killed in shark attack was college honor student June 28, 2019 | 11:10 AM

21-year-old American woman killed by 3 sharks in the Bahamas June 27, 2019 | 10:16 AM

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Researchers spot ‘at least’ 9 great white sharks in Cape Cod Bay in one day June 25, 2019 | 12:01 PM

Shark bites child in third North Carolina attack this season June 17, 2019 | 6:17 PM

A North Carolina dad punched a shark ‘in the face five times’ to save his daughter, who lost a leg in the attack June 4, 2019 | 8:50 PM

Seals on Monomoy Island.

Is an 'invisible fence' the answer to preventing shark attacks on Cape Cod? May 30, 2019 | 9:30 AM

In this May, 22, 2019, photo, a woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach, where a boogie boarder was bitten by a shark and later died of his injuries the previous summer, in Wellfleet, Mass. Cape Cod beaches open this holiday weekend, just months after two shark attacks, one of which was fatal, rattled tourists, locals and officials. Some precautionary new measures, such as emergency call boxes, have yet to be installed along beaches where great whites are known to frequent. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

After shark attacks, is Cape Cod ready for tourist season? May 24, 2019 | 10:27 AM

More White Sharks in Maine

'They’re super close to shore whether I see them or not' May 24, 2019 | 5:00 AM

Great White Sharks are an important species in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. MUST CREDIT: Peter Winch, NOAA Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.

It turns out, great white sharks are scared of something, too April 18, 2019 | 8:44 AM

in this Aug. 16, 2018 file photo, Steve McFadden, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., gazes at Long Nook Beach in Truro, Mass. Authorities closed the beach to swimmers after a man was attacked there by a shark the previous day. Cape Cod is trying to determine ways to respond to the Truro attack, and to a Sept. 15 shark attack in nearby Wellfleet where a 26-year-old man was badly injured and later died at a hospital. It was the state's first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years.

Researchers studying Cape Cod's sharks turn attention to bay April 13, 2019 | 12:12 PM

Sharks close off shore near Long Nook Beach in Truro.

After fatal shark attack, Cape residents complain of slow response February 24, 2019 | 10:40 AM

A great white shark feeds on the carcass of a dead finback whale off of Cape Cod on Oct. 14.

'You could actually hear people gasp' October 23, 2018 | 3:19 PM

CAPE COD, MA - 8/16/2018: Sharks close off shore near Long Nook Beach in Truro where William Lytton was bit by a shark. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 17sharkspic

'The sharks are still here and will be here through October' September 21, 2018 | 3:03 PM

A great white shark devours a fish off a fishing line near Chatham

A shark stole this fisherman's catch—and then the expletives started flying September 18, 2018 | 12:04 PM

Arthur Medici

What we know about the deadly Cape Cod shark attack September 17, 2018 | 1:00 PM

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'It was like right out of that movie 'Jaws'': Revere man killed in shark attack at a Wellfleet beach September 15, 2018 | 8:45 PM

William Lytton, of Scarsdale, N.Y., is seated in a wheelchair while taking a break from physical therapy at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, in Boston, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, while recovering from a shark attack. Lytton suffered deep puncture wounds to his leg and torso after being attacked by a shark on Aug. 15, 2018 while swimming off a beach, in Truro, Mass. Lytton injured a tendon in his arm while fighting off the shark. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

‘It could have been a lot worse’: Tufts surgeon reflects on treating the shark attack victim August 31, 2018 | 2:02 PM

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Researchers say 3 sharks detected off Cape Cod at start of season June 15, 2018 | 9:59 AM

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This graphic video captured a great white shark devouring a seal off Cape Cod October 23, 2017 | 10:30 AM

CAPE COD, MA - 8/16/2018: Sharks close off shore near Long Nook Beach in Truro where William Lytton was bit by ashark. Below is The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy tagging a shark. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 17sharkspic

Sharks you might see in local waters June 26, 2015 | 4:39 PM