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Juvenile Tiger Shark Caught Off Massachusetts Amid Ocean Warming

8/4/2026

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Nate and Nelson Rouette caught a juvenile tiger shark off Falmouth, Massachusetts, on July 23, 2026.
The shark, a tropical Caribbean species, is rarely seen this far north.
John Chisholm, a scientist at the New England Aquarium, said warming makes waters suitable for tiger sharks and that rising juvenile sightings north suggest a nursery.
Scientists said warming is also moving great whites and black sea bass northward.

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Nate and Nelson Rouette caught a juvenile tiger shark off Falmouth, Massachusetts, on July 23, 2026.
The shark, a tropical Caribbean species, is rarely seen this far north.
John Chisholm, a scientist at the New England Aquarium, said warming makes waters suitable for tiger sharks and that rising juvenile sightings north suggest a nursery.
Scientists said warming is also moving great whites and black sea bass northward.