Local News Meet Marty: Cape Cod’s newest great white shark is sticking around Named after the Stop & Shop robot, Marty is the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy's first newly identified great white shark of the 2026 season. Marty, the 10-foot great white shark off the coast of Cape Cod. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy has identified its first new great white shark of the 2026 season and named it after the supermarket chain’s robot as part of Stop & Shop’s renewed partnership supporting shark research and conservation. Stop & Shop is also celebrating with limited-edition White Shark Marty plush toys, with 20% of sales going to the conservancy. Since researchers tagged the 10-foot great white shark on July 16, Marty has stuck around the upper Cape.