The teeth and jaw of a Great White Shark are displayed after research into the biological mechanics of the predator in Sydney, Australia. Photo / Getty Images, Ian Waldie
Life imitated art as swimmers were warned to stay out of the water where Spielberg's film 'Jaws' was filmed due to four great white shark sightings.
An expert said they were up to 3 metres in length.
Terrifying residents of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts where Spielberg's 1975 horror film was shot, five local beaches have been closed until further notice reports
ContactMusic.com
.
Holiday time in the US, the sightings put a damper on the final days of the summer holiday reports the online site.
Officials at North Beach, Lighthouse Beach, South Beach and Hardings Beach in Chatham and Nauset Beach in Orleans hung red "no swimming" signs, alerting swimmers to the danger.
Biologists at the state Division of Marine tagged two of four sharks with electronic tracking devices says
ContactMusic.com
.
This is the first time a great white has been successfully tagged in the Atlantic Ocean says
The Associated Press
.
The electronic tag uses satellite technology to record the travels of the sharks, allowing scientists to better understand their migratory patterns.
Officials say a harpooner tagged them with help from a state shark expert.
Sharks are common in Cape waters during summer, though great white sharks are relatively rare around New England.
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