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Cape Town Officials Want Shark Barrier Between Ocean and Inland Bay

It's like a scene out of Jaws II:  A great white shark enters an inland bay through a channel and attacks children having fun in what looks like a safe area. That's what town officials in Chatham are fearing this coming summer, and it's why they want a barrier between Nantucket Sound and Children's Beach at the eastern end of Oyster Pond, where seals have become prevalent in recent years, according to The Cape Cod Times.

It's like a scene out of Jaws II:  A great white shark enters an inland bay through a channel and attacks children having fun in what looks like a safe area. That's what town officials in Chatham are fearing this coming summer, and it's why they want a barrier between Nantucket Sound and Children's Beach at the eastern end of Oyster Pond, where seals have become prevalent in recent years, according to The Cape Cod Times.…