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Young 6-Ft. Long Female Great White Shark Washes Ashore on Nantucket

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries confirmed that the 6 to 7-foot long shark that washed ashore on a beach on Nantucket yesterday (Monday, July 14th) was a young female great white shark.

The shark washed ashore on a beach off Sheep Pond Road Monday and was discovered by several children on the beach.

Here are two links to follow for more information about the story:

• Shark Washes Up Off Sheep Pond Road, byBy Jason Graziadei,
  Nantucket Inquirer & Mirror, July 14, 2008. This article has photographs of the shark.

• Great White Shark Washes Up On Nantucket, by Martin Finucane, Boston
  Globe, July 15, 2008

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