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After the Bite

Local residents and thousands of vacationers flock to Cape Cod every summer begin to grapple with this alarming new reality of sharks while following the science to investigate.

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Ivy Meeropol

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Production

HBO Documentary Films,Reversal Films,Red 50

Awards

1 nomination total

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https://www.hbo.com/movies/after-the-bite

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There was interaction - After the Bite

There was interaction

For some reason, the third animal
got a little too close - After the Bite

For some reason, the third animal got a little too close

Seals can tell us a lot
about the... the ocean environment. - After the Bite

Seals can tell us a lot about the... the ocean environment.

They're a species that reflects back
to us ecosystem health. - After the Bite

They're a species that reflects back to us ecosystem he...

You know, but there's this whole idea
of shifting baselines, right - After the Bite

You know, but there's this whole idea of shifting basel...

And oftentimes,
the story of shifting baselines - After the Bite

And oftentimes, the story of shifting baselines

But, here, we're having a shifting
of baselines upward with the seals - After the Bite

But, here, we're having a shifting of baselines upward ...

People saying, "You know,
I didn't use to see all those seals." - After the Bite

People saying, "You know, I didn't use to see all ...

But when I set foot on Muskeget - After the Bite

But when I set foot on Muskeget

My first exposure was,
I was nine years old - After the Bite

My first exposure was, I was nine years old

And he came down on a Piper Cub - After the Bite

And he came down on a Piper Cub

He dropped us off,
got back on the plane - After the Bite

He dropped us off, got back on the plane

And I distinctly remember
sitting there with my friend - After the Bite

And I distinctly remember sitting there with my friend

- I bet.
- And everywhere we walked - After the Bite

- I bet. - And everywhere we walked

It was like Alfred Hitchcock's Birds. - After the Bite

It was like Alfred Hitchcock's Birds.

{\an5}My memory and what I wrote - After the Bite

{\an5}My memory and what I wrote

And eventually, we saw
this little yellow plane coming in. - After the Bite

And eventually, we saw this little yellow plane coming in.

We think of ourselves
as the stewards of the island - After the Bite

We think of ourselves as the stewards of the island

I don't want them to overtake
all the other species on the island. - After the Bite

I don't want them to overtake all the other species on ...

You didn't see any pups born here
in 1960, did you? - After the Bite

You didn't see any pups born here in 1960, did you?

The first one was found, I think,
in '64 and then there were 20 or 40. - After the Bite

The first one was found, I think, in '64 and then there...

You know, 15, 20 years ago,
if you saw a seal - After the Bite

You know, 15, 20 years ago, if you saw a seal

When I was a little kid
and we spent our summers in Cape Cod - After the Bite

When I was a little kid and we spent our summers in Cape Cod

People are very surprised,
even locals - After the Bite

People are very surprised, even locals

It was perceived that
the seals were responsible - After the Bite

It was perceived that the seals were responsible

People were paid for noses
or pelts or flippers. - After the Bite

People were paid for noses or pelts or flippers.

Over 20,000 seals
are believed to have been bountied - After the Bite

Over 20,000 seals are believed to have been bountied

And then in 1972 - After the Bite

And then in 1972

By the time they hit about 200,
I asked her, Valerie... - After the Bite

By the time they hit about 200, I asked her, Valerie...

There won't...
There won't be enough feed - After the Bite

There won't... There won't be enough feed

And she was obviously dead wrong. - After the Bite

And she was obviously dead wrong.

They're attracted by the seals
and there are a lot of seals. - After the Bite

They're attracted by the seals and there are a lot of s...

It's clear that
the population has reached - After the Bite

It's clear that the population has reached

But with the Marine Mammal
Protection Act - After the Bite

But with the Marine Mammal Protection Act

So if they get beyond the point - After the Bite

So if they get beyond the point

I mean, they haven't gotten
to a point where - After the Bite

I mean, they haven't gotten to a point where

Well, the goal
of the Marine Mammal Protection Act - After the Bite

Well, the goal of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

- No, it's not. That's...
- You can't... You can't reach it - After the Bite

- No, it's not. That's... - You can't... You ...

Our population is going like this - After the Bite

Our population is going like this

But because we're so populated now - After the Bite

But because we're so populated now

But, number one,
if you let nature be nature - After the Bite

But, number one, if you let nature be nature

Point two, why would
the seals have it over people? - After the Bite

Point two, why would the seals have it over people?

It strikes at how you feel
about your relationship with wildlife - After the Bite

It strikes at how you feel about your relationship with wild...

You can dominate it and control it - After the Bite

You can dominate it and control it

{\an5}We just wanna pick up a piece of that - After the Bite

{\an5}We just wanna pick up a piece of that

When a species
has demonstrably recovered - After the Bite

When a species has demonstrably recovered

- Right.
- According to Crocker Snow - After the Bite

- Right. - According to Crocker Snow

{\an5}And then on Monomoy - After the Bite

{\an5}And then on Monomoy

When we talk to people - After the Bite

When we talk to people

The other side, our opposition - After the Bite

The other side, our opposition

- It's just stupid.
- Well, people said to me - After the Bite

- It's just stupid. - Well, people said to me

No. I don't wanna kill the seals.
I want a balanced ecosystem - After the Bite

No. I don't wanna kill the seals. I want a balanced eco...

Now, Ron, are you aware - After the Bite

Now, Ron, are you aware

Well, this is
an actual propaganda booth - After the Bite

Well, this is an actual propaganda booth

And as beach goers go by - After the Bite

And as beach goers go by

Well, with the Atlantic
White Shark Conservancy - After the Bite

Well, with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy

We know they like it here
in the summer - After the Bite

We know they like it here in the summer

But there is not a lot
that are on this beach, right - After the Bite

But there is not a lot that are on this beach, right

We'll be here until 12.00 - After the Bite

We'll be here until 12.00

- Oh, yeah.
- Like, there are a couple more - After the Bite

- Oh, yeah. - Like, there are a couple more

There's two other
about 200 feet away, if that. - After the Bite

There's two other about 200 feet away, if that.

I had a dream that there were
people swimming on the sandbar there - After the Bite

I had a dream that there were people swimming on the sandbar...

And then the shark caught a wave - After the Bite

And then the shark caught a wave

And then I had
a mass casualty incident - After the Bite

And then I had a mass casualty incident

One of the fire department guys
showed up - After the Bite

One of the fire department guys showed up

It's on our minds a lot
and I'm even dreaming about them - After the Bite

It's on our minds a lot and I'm even dreaming abou...

And when they were getting ready
to pull the fish aboard - After the Bite

And when they were getting ready to pull the fish aboard

This would be the fattest point
of the loin - After the Bite

This would be the fattest point of the loin

And just from the bite radius of that - After the Bite

And just from the bite radius of that

So yesterday, I got...
I got a... a scrape on my arm - After the Bite

So yesterday, I got... I got a... a scrape on my arm

And I immediately thought - After the Bite

And I immediately thought

I thought, "Man, I wonder how far - After the Bite

I thought, "Man, I wonder how far

You know, in shallow water
in Provincetown, worried about... - After the Bite

You know, in shallow water in Provincetown, worried about...

It's a sign that terror spreads
through academia as well... - After the Bite

It's a sign that terror spreads through academia as wel...

This is an interesting place - After the Bite

This is an interesting place

Anything that's living at the apex
of the food web - After the Bite

Anything that's living at the apex of the food web

And we're still learning
so much about them - After the Bite

And we're still learning so much about them

What has been found out
with all the different tagging things - After the Bite

What has been found out with all the different tagging thing...

These are... These animals
range over huge distances. - After the Bite

These are... These animals range over huge distances.

With the radical change in the number
of seals and white sharks - After the Bite

With the radical change in the number of seals and white sha...

And it's understandable
that people are concerned. - After the Bite

And it's understandable that people are concerned.

I... I know the names
of two of the people - After the Bite

I... I know the names of two of the people

Been occasionally on the Cape
for 35 years - After the Bite

Been occasionally on the Cape for 35 years

Now, the reason why we're here - After the Bite

Now, the reason why we're here

I've been recreating in the waters
of Wellfleet since 1983. - After the Bite

I've been recreating in the waters of Wellfleet since 1...

We've gone from seeing zero seals - After the Bite

We've gone from seeing zero seals

The question here is, we have
a law that's almost 50 years old - After the Bite

The question here is, we have a law that's almost 50 ye...

And I have my ear to the ground
and what I'm saying is - After the Bite

And I have my ear to the ground and what I'm saying is

It can... It can...
It... It involves the entire country. - After the Bite

It can... It can... It... It involves the entire country.

And not only local NGO groups,
but you have national NGO groups. - After the Bite

And not only local NGO groups, but you have national NGO gro...

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Local residents and thousands of vacationers flock to Cape Cod every summer begin to grapple with this alarming new reality of sharks while following the science to investigate.

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Director: Ivy Meeropol

Writer: Seth Bomse, Ivy Meeropol

Production: HBO Documentary Films,Reversal Films,Red 50

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 70/100

ImdbRating: 6.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 26 Jul 2023

Awards: 1 nomination total

Homepage: https://www.hbo.com/movies/after-the-bite