Cape Cod Becomes Great White Shark Hotspot, 60 Minutes Visits to Learn More About It

Despite their terrifying demeanor and their depiction in films, sharks aren't something to be afraid of. But we also shouldn't approach them recklessly. Still though, due to the increase in fishing for sharks, especially that of the great white shark, their population has declined since the 1970s.

But over the course of two decades, the numbers of great white sharks in Cape Cod have increased and it is now considered a great white shark hotspot. So in order to learn more about the phenomenon, a team from 60 Minutes went to Cape Cod to get down with the sharks.

“On Cape Cod this summer, shark sightings and beach closings were about as common as lobster rolls,” correspondent Bill Whitaker said.

Whitaker had a front row seat to see how local scientists track every movement of the sharks, from their feeding frenzies on grey seals off the shores of the Cape to their travels up and down the East Coast.