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National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry captured on camera a juvenile great white shark stealing a hooked fish off an underwater fishing line near Cape Cod for what is reportedly the first time this behavior has been documented. The incident occurred on June 29 when Skerry, working with local charter captains to find areas of frequent depredation, filmed the shark taking the fish in less than a second. Fishermen have reported a significant increase in such incidents from around fifty this summer compared to just a handful in previous years, attributed by experts to the recovering great white population and thriving gray seal numbers off Massachusetts.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
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Story summary
A National Geographic photographer named Brian Skerry captured the first-ever underwater footage of a juvenile great white shark snatching a fish off an angler's fishing line in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The incident was reported by fishermen who have increasingly experienced sharks stealing their catches, a phenomenon known as depredation. A veteran charter industry operator, Hap Farrell, mentioned witnessing around 50 such incidents this past summer, up significantly from only a few years ago when there would be just a handful of cases annually. Experts attribute the trend to the recovery of large predatory sharks in the region, particularly great whites. Skerry aimed to raise awareness about the recovering shark population and highlight the increasing encounters between humans and these apex predators off Cape Cod's shores.
Written for “Great White Shark Snatch Fish” on 2026-10-05,
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Just when you thought it was safe to GoPro back in the water.
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it → think → water
A great white shark has been filmed snatching a fish off a line in Cape Cod, marking the first time this behavior has been caught on camera underwater.
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behavior → film → camera
“It was so sudden, it wasn’t even a second,” National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry told the publication of documenting the Jaws-dropping moment.
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Skerry → tell → moment
In the wild clip, a hooked fish is seen trying to wriggle free from a hook when, all of a sudden, a juvenile great white rockets up from the deep and yanks it right off the line.
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white → see → line
Skerry had reportedly been tipped off to sharks stealing anglers’ catches — a phenomenon known as depredation — by Cape Cod fishermen who’ve increasingly been victimized by the man in the gray suit.
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In many instances, they’d reel in fish with chunks missing, or even just the head.
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they → reel → chunks
“There have been more and more sharks hitting fish,” said Hap Farrell, a 45-year veteran of the charter industry based who is based in Orleans, Massachusetts.
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who → hit → Orleans
The seasoned seadog said he’s personally heard of 50 depredation incidents this past summer, marking a massive uptick from years back, when there’d be only a handful.
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Experts credit the trend to the resurgence of the Massachusetts great white population, which is borne aloft by thriving numbers of gray seals.
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which → credit → seals
To catch the aquatic tax man in the act, Skerry worked with local charter captains to find where depredation was the most concentrated.
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depredation → catch → captains
The photog finally struck gold on June 29 when he filmed the aforementioned fish pilfering, which he analogized to a “loaf of bread” being snatched.
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he → strike → bread
Skerry even felt that the great white intentionally grabbed its quarry from the side to avoid the lure.
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white → feel → lure
“She doesn’t want to get hooked either, you know, or herself,” he told CBS.
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he → want → CBS
“Now again, maybe I’m giving them too much credit or reading into it too much, but I do think there’s some decisions being made.”
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Along with making waves online, the photographer said he wanted to help people understand that the region has a “recovering population of large predatory sharks, particularly great whites.”
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“While a great concern for beachgoers, it is a good thing for the ocean,” he said.
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he → say → ocean
Coincidentally, great whites aren’t the only apex predators increasingly enjoying the waters off the Northeast.
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whites → enjoy → Northeast
NY anglers have increasingly reported catching giant bull sharks, tiger sharks and other toothy predators from down south in a trend scientists have attributed to warming waters.
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scientists → report → waters
“This year they [bull sharks] exploded,” a local shark fisherman named Justin, who didn’t want his last name published, previously told the Post.
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name → explode → Post
“In a month, I got five.
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I → get → five
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