Alarm over ocean temperatures as tropical shark caught off Cape Cod
- Massachusetts fishermen Nate and Nelson Rouette unexpectedly caught a five-foot juvenile tiger shark off Cape Cod in late July.
- Tiger sharks are typically found in warmer, southern waters, making this sighting in Massachusetts a rare occurrence.
- Scientists, including John Chisholm from the New England Aquarium, attribute the shark’s presence to warming ocean temperatures caused by climate change.
- The increased sightings of juvenile tiger sharks in northern waters suggest the region may be becoming a nursery for the species.
- This phenomenon is part of a broader trend of marine life, such as great white sharks and black sea bass, moving north as sea temperatures rise.
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