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Nat Geo Filmmaker Captures Great White Shark Moment
National Geographic filmmaker records first underwater footage of great white shark ripping prey from fishing line at Cape Cod.
In brief
National Geographic filmmaker records first underwater footage of great white shark ripping prey from fishing line at Cape Cod. A National Geographic filmmaker captured the first underwater footage of a juvenile female great white shark snagging hooked striped bass at Cape Cod, showing the shark's rapid depredation…
First underwater great white shark footage
National Geographic filmmaker Brian Skerry captured the first underwater footage of a great white shark stealing a fish hook from a fishing line at Cape Cod.
Rapid shark action captured
Skerry described the moment as 'she just rocketed through and then it was over' in a split-second slow-motion recording.
“She just rocketed through and then it was over”
Juvenile shark behavior
The footage shows a juvenile female great white shark snagging hooked striped bass at lightning speed.
Custom camera setup
Skerry used a custom-designed camera to keep the fishing lure in the frame during the recording.
Cape Cod shark hotspot
Cape Cod is now the first-ever white shark hotspot in the North Atlantic due to rebounding gray seal populations.
“surged”
Seal population recovery
Gray seal numbers rebounded after the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 restored seal populations to 30,000 by 2017.
“30,000”
The main idea
A National Geographic filmmaker captured the first underwater footage of a juvenile female great white shark snagging hooked striped bass at Cape Cod, showing the shark's rapid depredation behavior.
