If you’re heading to the beach to soak up the final days of summer, don’t forget to keep watching out for fins.

Numerous shark sightings were reported on Tuesday, including on the North Shore where a great white shark spotting led to a beach closure.

Crane Beach in Ipswich shut down to swimming following the white shark sighting.

“Confirmed Great White shark sighting off the East end of Crane Beach,” Ipswich Police posted. “Sharks were in approximately 5 to 7 feet of water. Crane Beach closed to swimming at this time.”

The shark was seen in multiple videos posted by the police department.

“Keep going. He’s moving,” a person was heard in one of the videos. “I got him off the bow.”

A few days ago off Ipswich, a small shark reportedly jumped out of the water in front of kayakers, according to a report in the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app.

SHARK ALERT
White shark spotted off East end of Crane Beach, Ipswich. pic.twitter.com/ZzS8ysxLk7

— MA Sharks (@MA_Sharks) September 17, 2024

In addition to the shark alert at Crane Beach, several others were reported along other parts of  the Massachusetts coastline on Tuesday.

“White shark spotted 20 feet from shore, South of Coast Guard Beach, heading south,” a shark alert post reads on the Sharktivity app.

Shark researcher John Chisholm, who confirms sightings for the Sharktivity app, has been reiterating that this is peak season for white sharks around here.

“Lots of activity today, but if you have the @Sharktivity app, you already know that,” Chisholm posted. “If you don’t, then, what are you waiting for download it today!”

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September and October are typically very busy for great white shark activity along Cape Cod. Last year, September had the third most shark detections and October had the most shark detections, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Logbook.

Great white sharks hunt for seals along the Cape coast throughout the summer and fall. The sharks feed on seals close to shore.