sharks

The 3,500-pound great white shark headed north after spending weeks off the Southeast coast. Mary Lee, one of only two great whites ever tagged in the North Atlantic, got as far south as Jacksonville Beach, Fla., several weeks ago. But in recent days, she's made a bee line north.

CHATHAM, Mass. — The scientists and fishermen on board the Ocearch, a repurposed crabbing vessel, received word that their scouting boat had hooked a great white shark, sparking a flurry of activity.

This summer we've seen an unusual amount of sharks at the beach. But, we've also seen a bunch of dolphins, whales and other aquatic sightings very close to the shoreline. Why? Find out, and check out some amazing shots after the jump!

If you're by the Navesink River, you might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the dolphins that were spotted in the last few days.

A shark expert from New Jersey's biggest aquarium speculates that the shark filmed at Island Beach State Park in early August is a Scalloped Hammerhead.

A New Jersey man's video of a hammerhead shark filmed at Island Beach State Park has swimmers scared to go in the water and officials reminding folks that it's not uncommon to see sharks in the ocean.

Watch dramatic footage shot Thursday of sharks spotted as close as 50 yards from the beach at Island Beach State Park.

If you’re like us, then you too have a love/hate relationship with sharks, aka “the assassins of the sea.” We’re utterly terrified of them, but we can’t help but watch when they rampage a shore and snack on some unfortunate swimmers. Hollywood shares our love/hatred of sharks — namely, they love the money they make for them and hate them enough to kill them off in multiple gory ways (impalement, e

A kayaker off the coast of Ocean City reeled in a 6-foot shark on Wednesday night.

It's not every day we hear about stingrays and sharks chasing folks out of the water at the Jersey Shore.