A fisherman caught an unusual shark off RI. Now researchers ask if more are moving here.
A young shark whose species normally live in southern waters is raising questions for researchers after its discovery off ...
Fishers find rare young spinner shark in waters of Southern New England
Last September, fishermen were fishing in the waters of Southern New England when they made a rare catch. Capt. Carl ...
Fisherman’s Video Leads To New Shark Discovery In Rhode Island Waters
A Rhode Island fisherman’s video of an unusual shark led scientists to confirm the first documented young spinner shark in ...
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Largest shark ever tagged by research group — nicknamed "Contender" — is swimming off north Florida
The largest male white shark ever tagged by the research group OCEARCH was spotted in Florida waters. The shark, named Contender, was first tagged and released by OCEARCH on Jan. 17. OCEARCH ...
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Shark discovery off Charlestown's shore sparks new research
A shark caught off Charlestown's shore last fall has led researchers to take a deeper look at whether the encounter with the ...
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Rare Spinner Shark Discovered in Rhode Island Waters - Finding Published in Journal of Fish Biology
The Atlantic Shark Institute (ASI) announced on Thursday that after a spinner shark was caught in Rhode Island waters last ...
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Fisherman catches shark rarely seen in Rhode Island waters
The shark appeared to be either a juvenile spinner shark or blacktip shark ... so Dodd worked with scientists from Yale University and Florida Atlantic University to identify the shark using ...
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A fisherman caught an unusual shark off RI. Now researchers ask if more are moving here.
A 24-inch spinner shark, a species typically found in waters near Florida, was discovered off the coast of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in September 2024. The shark's partially healed umbilical cord ...