Reid State Park has closed its beaches to swimmers after a spate of shark sightings last week.
There will be no swimming at Mile, Half Mile and East beaches Monday after shark sightings Friday and Saturday, according to the town of Georgetown, where the state park is located.
The sharks may have been attracted to the area because of an abundance of seals and baitfish.
That comes on the heels of sightings of numerous great white sharks in the waters off Scarborough last week.
So far, there hasn’t been any aggressive behavior toward swimmers or boaters.
Just over six years ago, Maine recorded its first fatal shark attack when a great white shark bit Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63, of New York City while she was swimming in Mackerel Cove off Bailey Island in Harpswell.
The Maine coast is at the northern edge of the great white shark’s range, but the fish are not commonly spotted off Maine.
Sightings are common from May to December, which peak from July to September.
As the Gulf of Maine continues to warm, some scientists have said such sightings could become more common in coming years, particularly as the sharks are attracted to the resurgent seal population off New England.