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A man was reportedly bitten by a sandbar shark while shark-fishing. What to know about shore-based shark fishing rules in MA.
As Cronin, 18, snapped photos of Bowles, 19, around 7:30 p.m., a great white shark moved through the water nearby, its dorsal ...
A report of a shark on Tuesday morning closed a private beach for hours. Police say around 11:40 a.m., a lobsterman reported ...
Massachusetts beach that had swimming ban due to “persistent” shark sightings has added “several safety measures” ...
It was July 4, and Margaret Bowles was with her high school buddy Maddie Cronin. She was on her paddle<a ...
“Sandbar sharks are not an aggressive species,” he added, noting that it typically takes the shark to be provoked by a ...
Bender said in the aftermath of the attack, he used his leash as a tourniquet, got on his belly, and used his surfboard like a boogie board to get back to shore safely before flagging down a young ...
A sandbar shark bit a man off the coast of Nantucket Sunday evening as he tried to release it after reeling it in.
A 40-year-old surfer describes a shark attack at New Smyrna Beach in Florida as feeling "like a bear trap" and "electricity." ...
A well-known beach on the North Shore of Massachusetts is taking steps to protect swimmers this summer after a series of shark sightings last year.