White sharks still spotted off Cape Cod, tagged shark ‘Danny’ found dead

The cold never bothered them anyway.

As the ocean temps fall, some white sharks are still being spotted off Cape Cod’s shoreline as they hunt for seals.

One of the apex predators was recently seen attacking a seal off Orleans.

“Even in November, white sharks are still active off the Outer Cape,” the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy posted.

“This sighting from Marconi Beach yesterday is a good reminder that sharks can be close to shore well into the fall season,” the conservancy added. “If you’re heading into the water, stay shark smart and follow safety tips.”

Meanwhile, a great white shark that Cape researchers tagged six years ago was recently found dead.

“We’re saddened to share that white shark ‘Danny’ was recently found deceased in Canada,” the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy posted.

Danny was first identified in 2014 and then tagged by shark researcher Greg Skomal — working with the AWSC research team — in 2019 off Cape Cod.

The 11-foot male shark had more than 10,000 detections on the conservancy’s logbook as of last year.

We’re saddened to share that white shark “Danny” was recently found deceased in Canada. Danny was first identified in 2014 and then tagged by Dr. Greg Skomal, working with the AWSC research team in 2019 off Cape Cod. R. Clow pic.twitter.com/EEYoCVWoJR

— Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (@A_WhiteShark) November 12, 2025

“Over the past six years, his acoustic tag has provided invaluable data, helping scientists better understand white shark movements and behavior throughout the Northwest Atlantic,” the conservancy posted.

Historically, Danny was detected on the Cape Cod receiver array, with detections frequently along the Outer Cape.

He was also detected on acoustic receivers off Nantucket, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Georgia, Cape Canaveral, off the Chesapeake, North Carolina, Maine, Nova Scotia, and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

“A team in Canada has conducted a necropsy to help determine Danny’s cause of death, and samples have been collected to further our understanding of the species,” the conservancy wrote. “The knowledge gained from Danny’s life and the data he provided will continue to shape the future of white shark conservation.”

Shark researchers also recently went on a shark tag scavenger hunt.

The scientists were able to retrieve a tag that was deployed on a white shark in Cape Cod Bay this August. The tag released and washed up on Sunken Meadow Beach on Long Island.

With the help of Laura Mcdonnell, a postdoctoral researcher at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, the researchers recently located and uncovered the tag.

“It was buried under roughly 3 feet of sand!” the conservancy posted. “We are looking forward to analyzing the data that the tag recorded before it was released.”