A shark sighting off Huntington Beach had prompted officials to shut down ocean waters near the pier and pause a major surf competition, according to event organizers. The shark, estimated to be at ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland has a new state shark, and it's sure to make some waves. The state legislature this week designated the Megalodon the Old Line State’s “official” state shark. Maryland is ...

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Maryland is poised to be the first state in the country to designate its own state shark — the megalodon. In a last-minute move on the last day of the legislative session Monday, lawmakers gave ...

Another day, another shark spotted along the Southern California coast. New video shows a 20-year-old fisherman shed everything but his tightie whities as he dove into the waves to rescue a great ...

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — Dozens of people looking for seashells found something much bigger, and perhaps "greater," off of Florida's coast. Around 49 guests with Hubbard's Marina in Madeira Beach went on ...

A dead great hammerhead shark was found on a Naples, Florida, beach on March 26. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission collected the 300-pound shark for a necropsy. Great hammerhead ...

Get out of the water! A terrifying great white shark was spotted ominously circling a surfer at Newport Beach on Thursday, prompting authorities to evacuate the water. The frightening incident ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- An 8-foot-long great white shark was seen circling a surfer in West Newport Beach, forcing lifeguards to clear the water. Officials said they verified the sighting at ...

Newport Beach Fire Department Lifeguards confirmed that an approximately 8-foot great white shark was sighted circling a surfer in West Newport on Thursday. This was reportedly a juvenile shark, but ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A great white shark tagged by scientists has been tracked all the way to the Pacific Northwest. The shark, nicknamed “Kara,” is on a rare journey, according to marine biologist ...

MENDOCINO, Calf. (KGO) -- A surfer was seriously hurt in a shark attack in Mendocino this week. It happened Wednesday at around 5 p.m. off the coast of Big River Beach inside Mendocino Headlands State ...