# 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.
- Title: Nat Geo Filmmaker Captures Great White Shark Moment | Shortify
- Summary: National Geographic filmmaker records first underwater footage of great white shark ripping prey from fishing line at Cape Cod. A National Geographic…
- Keywords: nat geo, great white shark, cape cod, shark depredation, striped bass, fishing line, atlantic coast, massachusetts, Nat, Geo, Filmmaker, Captures
- Source: Digital Camera World — https://digitalcameraworld.com/photography/nature-and-wildlife-photography/she-just-rocketed-through-and-then-it-was-over-says-nat-geo-filmmaker-on-first-ever-underwater-camera-footage-of-great-white-shark-ripping-prey-from-fishing-line-at-cape-cod
- Published: 2026-10-05T11:09:32+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nat geo, great white shark, cape cod, shark depredation, striped bass, fishing line, atlantic coast, massachusetts
## 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
## Key takeaway

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.