New York State officials announced new regulations Wednesday for how to legally fish for sharks amid a recent increase in the appearance of the predators off Long Island's Atlantic shoreline. The new ...

Hilton Head's winter shark season kicked off early this year after a great white made a surprise ahead-of-schedule appearance ...

THE TIGER SHARK was four times heavier than the muscular stonemason who was bracing his 190-pound, six-foot body against the shark’s first run. His 16/0 big-game reel gave line grudgingly and his ...

UD researchers look at mortality rate of sharks after they’ve been caught and released by recreational anglers in Delaware Bay In the state of Delaware, recreational shark fishing is a popular pastime ...

A school of about “50 sand sharks” was spotted off a Long Island beach Tuesday morning, officials said — just hours after a girl was bitten at the same beach and nearby a boy suffered injuries in the ...

When it is over, he is left standing in heavy surf with a soaked Salt X, a stretched leader, and a story that started as “just snook fishing.” The swell is still too big to get the boat offshore, but ...

There are more than 500 species of shark swimming on planet Earth. In every nook, cranny, and corner of the ocean, from the warmest regions to the Arctic, various types of sharks can be found. Most of ...

There have been multiple sightings of great white sharks in New England waters this summer, as there typically are. But there are other sharks in the area, including in Boston Harbor. And scientists ...

Scientists say that the water in Boston harbor is getting cleaner, leading to an increase in the number of sand tiger sharks using the area as a nursery habitat. There have been lots of sightings of ...

Tail swishing elegantly, Fin slips by the algae-covered shipwreck with a school of fish companions unconcerned by the rows of sharp curved teeth jutting out of his mouth. Fin is one of dozens of sand ...

Did a sand lance eat its way out of a shark’s head? There’s another explanation, experts say. Facebook screengrab If it’s possible for one fish to eat its way out of another fish, the uncomfortable ...