A shark paid a rare visit to Block Island's Old Harbor basin over the holiday weekend. New Shoreham Harbormaster Kate McConville warned the public, saying in a Facebook post Monday, "We have had ...

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WPRI) — A fifth great white shark has been detected swimming around Block Island, the Atlantic Shark Institute announced on Monday. This is the largest number of white sharks ...

Capt. Chris Brown was off Block Island fishing for scup, a small fish that weighs about a pound, when something much bigger landed on his deck: a 500-pound, 16-foot-long common thresher shark. The big ...

A large shark was sighted in Block Island's Great Salt Pond over Memorial Day weekend. The Atlantic Shark Institute received multiple calls and posted a video of the shark. The shark was seen swimming ...

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WPRI) — The New Shoreham Harbors Department is urging everyone to remain vigilant after a series of shark sightings were reported Monday morning. Harbormaster Kate McConville said ...

An unusually large visitor spent its Memorial Day in New England this year. Just in time for the 50th anniversary of "Jaws," a massive basking shark was spotted off the coast of Block Island in Rhode ...

BLOCK ISLAND — More than nine hours after the thresher shark bit into a steel hook, the 289-pound beast was still alive late Friday afternoon. The long-tailed shark had fought the crew of a 38-foot ...

For the fifth time this summer, a great white shark has been detected off of Block Island. The 8-foot-6-inch-long female shark was detected by acoustic receivers earlier this month, and like the other ...