MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • June 11, 2023
After just two-and-a-half years of research, Maine biologists are surprised at the number of great white sharks in the Gulf of Maine. A report released by the Maine Department of Marine Resources this spring showed that 23% of white sharks tagged in Massachusetts – 60 sharks in all – have been detected by receivers in Maine since research on the species began here in 2020. This summer, a coalition of biologists will focus on the coastline between Cape Elizabeth and Saco to optimize the state’s limited research equipment and because it is an area with a high level of human activity in the water.