sharks

Sharks aren’t mindless killers — they are smart, social creatures that play a vital role in the ocean ecosystem. But globally, tens of millions of sharks are killed every year. LX News host Tabitha Lipkin took a swim with some sharks to teach us more about why we should care about their fate, and what we can do to help...

A New York man pleaded guilty to illegally keeping protected sharks in a pool at his Dutchess County home and selling them over the Internet, the state attorney general’s office said Wednesday. Joshua Seguine, 40, of LaGrangeville, pleaded guilty to illegal commercialization for having and intending to sell seven sandbar sharks, the AG’s office said in a statement. According...

A fisherman in New Jersey caught a great white shark earlier this month as officials in the tri-state report a record number of shark sightings in the region. The surge in shark sightings this summer has been largely on Long Island where the highest number of sharks have been spotted in nearly 200 years. Bull sharks seen near the shore…

It’s that time of the year when shark sightings start to pick up around Cape Cod. While sightings and reports have been down compared to this time last year, that doesn’t mean they’re not in our local waters. “Sharks are here,” said Megan Winton, a Research Scientist for the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. “They’re still here even if you’re...

Shark sightings are down as a result of less people out on the water but sharks are still expected to be out in regular levels around Cape waters.

Researchers at the Atlantic Shark Institute detected four great white sharks Wednesday in the waters near Block Island, Rhode Island. Seven acoustic receivers detected the presence of the sharks, which range in length from 8 to more than 13 feet, in the waters near the island, the institute’s officials said in a news release. The sensors were installed as a…

Swimmers were ordered out of the water Sunday in Plymouth and at a Cape Cod beach after sharks were detected, as the number of shark sightings continues to climb as the summer progresses. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy said a white shark was spotted 20 yards off of Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro. Swimmers were ordered out of…

Unprovoked shark attacks around the world decreased last year, although they rose in the United States, according to researchers.

In recent years there has been an increase in shark sightings in New England. While beachgoers aren’t too happy to be sharing the waters with great whites, the rise in shark sightings is actually something of a success story, and it’s up to us to find a way to co-exist.

The San Jose Sharks are taking a hit on social media over their decision to recruit midrift-baring “ice girls” to sweep away the ice, which some fans say is exploitative of women’s bodies.

While shark attacks are rare, more people are killed by electrocution by Christmas lights each year, here is a guide on what to do if you should find yourself in such a precarious position.

With the announcement that Michael Phelps will race a shark for Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week,” we take a look back at five times athletes competed against animals.

San Diego scientists are among the research team that discovered how and why some sharks glow deep underwater. They used a special “shark-eye” cam to create amazing images in the waters off San Diego.