multiple sightings forcing the closing up to long island beaches yesterday. one on cape cod in massachusetts. we have evan mcmorris sent toro to check out what is bringing the sharks closer to shore. let s start out the most important point. it s highly unlikely you get to get done by a shark, or killed by a shark. that was true last summer, and it is true this summer. they have been an increase in shark encounters, in beaches like this one, in long island, new york. that has officials nervous. they are adding resources, lifeguards, drones, patrols to try and spot sharks they say are increasingly coming closer, and closer into sure. i spoke to the mayor of hampstead here or the speeches that i am standing on and asked him what he thinks is going on. the waters are definitely warmer. as a result, you are now seeing what they call bait fish coming to the area along our coast. that is not normal for decades. i want to explain to you what it means when they say the sharks are coming
it. things like avoid turbid waterik don te from alone, maybe avoid sunrise and sunset and don t swim or people are fishing orot you see lots of bait fish in on the water thatth might mean sharks are predators are there. so really, though, rip currents are driving to the beach are usually going to be more dangerous than getting in the water because of sharks. i mean, are there particular sharks we should be looking outh for?ea for example, we always hearut about the great whitehe. there are a lot of great white sightings as their population dwindledha. at arech people out catching those those big sharks or are they viewed as an endangered species and you can t catch if you do catch them off to the thrown back ? well, great whites, their populations were way down because they were overfishedve and the seal populations thaty they relied on were down as well. ks those sharks have been protected and that protection and seal populationsea increasing. i mean, the great white numbersa are o
and my 16-year-old daughter saw one yesterday afternoon and you could see the dorsal fin and the tail out of the water and we didn t mess with it, observed it and gave it space and unfortunately we didn t have our phone to get video which is what we re supposed to do, but somehow we screwed that up. but fortunately, nobody was bitten, but they are coming in closer. if you see bait fish, that s your cue to be careful and perhaps get out of the water. aishah: i m worried about the smaller creatures and i have to be worried about sharks. and your wife had an encounter. griff: yes, and it s hard to film dad surfing and sharks, but don t be afraid of the water, it s safe to go in. now, new reports, the posts that dems are in danger. more on that. (sighs) here, i ll take that. ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein,