A massive basking shark spotted off the coast of Block Island on Memorial Day drew comparisons to "Jaws" ahead of the film's 50th anniversary.

According to the Atlantic Shark Institute, more sharks have been appearing off the coast of Rhode Island due to rising water temperatures. “Hopefully this shark will find its way out of Great ...

PROVIDENCE – It feels like something straight out of “Jaws” – minus that terrifying music. The camera follows the protruding shark fin gliding across the water’s surface in coastal New ...

Discover the world's second-largest fish/shark - the basking shark, and learn about where to find them in the UK, if they are dangerous and more.

Alex McGlynn, who has been fishing for 20 years, said he had never seen a tope shark off the Welsh coast - with the species listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List ...

"It wasn't a basking shark either as their fins are floppier and wobble from side to side when moving through the water. "I have seen a couple of thresher sharks before and it wasn't one of those.

The bite happened while Barton’s nieces were swimming nearby. He shouted for them to get out of the water and ran to shore, where his brother-in-law helped treat the injury and his sister called ...

Basking sharks are the second largest fish in the world, beaten out only by the whale shark. Though they can reach lengths of over 40 feet, the one spotted in the Great Salt Pond was closer to 20 ...

Basking sharks can grow to 40 to 50 feet long and weigh up to 10,000 pounds, Dodd said in an interview. Filter feeders, they eat plankton and are normally found in the open ocean, Dodd said.

A 20 foot basking shark was spotted in the Great Salt Pond near Block Island on Memorial Day. The species is considered vulnerable but sightings are fairly common, especially out close to the ocean.

While a basking shark is harmless to people, Dodd stressed that it is still a good idea to try to guess the species from a safe distance. “Get out of the water,” he said.

A marine animal rescue group has confirmed a rare but unfortunate find on Nova Scotia's eastern shore: the remains of a ...