News and Events for Nantucket Island
American society was simply not prepared for the impact of the movie Jaws when it arrived 50 years ago. Nope, never saw it coming. Producer Steven Spielberg caught lightning in a bottle and just like that Jaws became the highest grossing movie in history (until another Spielberg flick called “Star Wars” showed up in 1977).
Great white sharks get all the publicity. Especially this summer with the 50th Anniversary of Jaws, great whites are having a moment. But there are other sharks in the sea, and we’re starting to see more of them than ever. One group in particular— hammerhead sharks—are becoming more of a regular summer visitor than an anomaly.
by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay Managing Director UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station It is never an easy thing to try to identify a marine creature from the five percent of their body that sticks out above the water. Unfortunately, the recent New England paranoia over great white sharks coupled with […]
