231: Blood in the Water, Blood on Our Hands. Cape Cod National Seashore.

Sharks have swum the world’s waters for millennia – there is a reason they are referred to as living dinosaurs. Their presence globally is not new, but their comeback in certain parts of the world is not celebrated by everyone. In September of 2018, Arthur Medici was killed while recreating in the waters off Cape Cod after sustaining a white shark bite. His death, the first shark related death in state history since 1936, has sparked an intense debate about the sharks, seals and people who live, work and play in the waters of the Atlantic. Arthur’s death prompted the question - what do we do? But also, - haven’t we already done enough?



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Articles/Webpages: Boston Magazine, NPS, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, NBC Boston, Mass Live, Boston.com, Collins Funeral Home, Cape Cod Times, LOHUD, Boston, NBC Boston (2), BioOne, NOAA Fisheries, NPR, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, Cape Cod Times, NY Times, PEW, Patch, NPS, Live Science, CBS News



Documentary: After the Bite (HBO)



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Arthur Medici Scholarship HERE