BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 30, 2020
Three days after a great white killed a swimmer off Bailey Island in Harpswell, scientists and researchers hope to learn more information about the species. Shark expert James Sulikowski said, “White sharks have been in the waters off Maine for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, and this is the first fatal attack. We’re not on their menu — that’s the main takeaway. The ocean is the shark’s home, and seals are shark food. We have to take that into account and respect that.” Risk reduction will be the name of the game for the foreseeable future. The Department of Marine Resources is urging people along the coast to avoid seals and schooling fish, which attract seals.