The increased efforts come a week after a 20-year-old woman suffered minor cuts believed to be caused by a juvenile sand ...

Though there are many shark species in North Carolina, bites are rare, Cahoon said, noting that most shark bites occur in ...

These top predators eat smaller animals, balancing the populations of fish and other marine life. For example, sharks protect coral reefs by eating fish that graze on coral. Without sharks, these fish ...

Scientists have tagged nearly 40 of the predators since 2022, discovering they travel thousands of miles before returning each summer.

A University of North Carolina researcher is helping save tiger sharks hallway around the world with the help from former ...

Tiger sharks, named for their distinctive color pattern, are among the largest of the sharks and are recorded up to 18 feet ...

Nassau County increases anti-shark patrols after a bite incident, using drones and police boats for swimmer safety.

Nassau County executives are on the lookout for sharks and riptides as waters warm.

After a busy season of parades and parties, recharge with beach escapes, nature retreats, and charming small towns—where ...

Sharks don’t exactly have the best reputation. Decades of fear-driven stories and films have made sure of that. But if you actually study them– what they do, how they survive– it becomes clear they’re ...

You’ve been warned, Jaws. Nassau County’s top elected official took a dip at Nickerson beach Monday to prove the waters were ...

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches and families are planning beach time, some people on Long Island have lingering ...