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A white shark named “Contender" measures an impressive 13 feet, 9 inches long and weighs 1,653 pounds. Here's where he was ...
The scientists found that ocean warming delayed the southward migration journeys of five out of six shark species by between 1 and 29 days. Two key factors — sea surface temperatures and photoperiod, ...
A nearly 14-foot great white shark named Contender, the largest ever tagged in the Atlantic by Ocearch, was recently tracked off Nantucket, Massachusetts, after traveling over 1,000 miles from Florida ...
A group of shark-bite survivors came to St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach to welcome two new members to their circle and hear their tales.
Researchers are looking at how sharks can help gather ocean data for improved hurricane predictions by using sharks as freely ...
Summer often brings an influx of great white sharks to the New England coast. Recently hammerhead sharks have entered the mix ...
Video from OCEARCH shows Contender, a massive adult great white shark being tagged off the Florida/Georgia coast in January 2025. Contender is the largest recorded great white shark in the Atlantic.
Certain migratory species of sharks may remain swimming and feeding in Atlantic Ocean waters in areas of the northeast coast for longer periods of time later into fall before they head toward ...
Steve Callahan's life changed when his boat took on water in 1982, causing him to flee to his life raft. For the next 76 days ...
With the Atlantic Ocean to our east and the Chesapeake Bay to our west, Delmarva residents are no strangers to coexisting with marine life. Sharks are a common sight for watermen and recreational ...