Executive Director of the Atlantic Research Institute and researcher John Dodd first spotted blacktip sharks off the coast of Rhode Island in 2020. In Florida, this species of shark is well-known ...

"Clearly a very large shark and reminiscent of a scene from Jaws on this 50th anniversary of the film," the organization said.. Basking shark sighting in Rhode Island. Unlike the titular creature ...

A 20-foot basking shark was spotted swimming near Rhode Island's Block Island on Monday.. Footage of the large animal first surfaced on Memorial Day, after Jennifer Seebeck spotted a large dorsal ...

“Sharks are arriving in Rhode Island daily,” the Atlantic Shark Institute continued in a Facebook post, “as water temperatures continue to rise and more and more species of shark find them ...

A 20-year-old woman was “most likely” bit by a juvenile shark at a popular Long Island beach while trying to beat the ...

Diners enjoying a meal by Rhode Island's Great Salt Pond spotted a basking shark, estimated to be 20 feet long, swimming in the small body of water near Block Island on Monday, May 26.

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WJAR) — A group of Rhode Island fishermen had an unusual catch in Narragansett Wednesday morning. Aboard the Lady Frances, part of the Frances Fleet, a small great white ...

Just in time for the 50th anniversary of “Jaws,” a shark was spotted Monday near Block Island, Rhode Island, which USA Today recently named one of the 10 best summer destinations for 2025.

A customer at a Rhode Island restaurant this week captured an extraordinary scene on video as a giant shark surfaced behind boaters in Great Salt Pond. In the footage, as the shark’s fins slice ...

Residents and tourists on Rhode Island's Block Island were treated to quite a sight on Memorial Day: a "very large" shark making its way around the Great Salt Pond. In a now viral video, taken by ...

Basking shark sighting in Rhode Island. Unlike the titular creature in "Jaws," this shark is no bloodthirsty great white.Atlantic Shark Institute executive director Jon Dodd says this is a basking ...