ALONG WITH THE HOMETOWN
FOUNDATION HELPED RAISE MONEY
FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
SPOTTED OFF CAPE COD, GROUP
OF FISHERMEN GOT CLOSE TO THE
WORLD'S LARGEST FISH.
AND THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY SHARK
MAKING A RARE APPEARANCE AS WBZ
RODRIGUEZ REPORTS AS PART OF
ITS VISUAL SURVEY, THE AQUARIUM
ACTUALLY SPOTTED FOUR OF THEM.
AT THIS IS THE TALE OF A
GENTLE GIANT AMONG MEN.
LURED TO THE SURFACE, OFF THE
COAST.
AND NEVER EXPECTED TO SEE A
WHALE SHARK OFF OF CAPE COD
WATERS.
IT WAS PRETTY CRAZY.
A TOTAL SHARK AFICIONADO,
SHE KNOWS EVERY FISH IN THE
SEA, SHE KNEW IT RIGHT AWAY.
DIANE MANNING THINKS IT WAS
THE SPOTLIGHT THAT MADE THE
WELL SHARK CURIOUS.
SHE AND KOENIG ARE OUR
NEIGHBORS WHOSE FAMILIES HAVE
BEEN SPORTFISHING FOR MORE THAN
A DECADE.
LAST WEEKEND ON AN OVERNIGHT
DEEP-SEA FISHING TRIP THE RARE
SIGHT STOPPED THEM IN THEIR
TRACKS.
THERE WE ARE 3:30 IN THE
MORNING, ALL THE CURRENT SUDDEN
IT'S TOTAL PANDEMONIUM.
WE'VE GOT A WELL SHARK, WAKE
UP, WAKE UP.
TO SEE THAT IN PERSON I THINK
YOU COULD BE AN OCEANOGRAPHER,
MARINE BIOLOGIST.
MAY NEVER SEE SOMETHING LIKE
THAT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.
HE IS RIGHT, RECENTLY A PAIR
OF RESEARCHERS FROM THE NEW
ENGLAND AQUARIUM SET OFF ON AN
AERIAL SURVEY OF THE CANYONS
OFF THE CAPE GRADE 130 MILES
OFFSHORE.
THE TEAM SPOTTED FOR WELL
SHARKS FOR THE FIRST TIME
GROWING UP TO 40 FEET LONG, THE
ENDANGERED SPECIES ARE THE
LARGEST FISH IN THE SEA.
TO HAVE IT BASICALLY WAS AN
ARMS LENGTH OF YOU.
RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU WITH A
MOUTH THAT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD
EAT YOU WHOLE, IT WAS A PRETTY
SURREAL EXPERIENCE.
SOMETHING YOU GUYS WILL BE
