The New Smyrna Beach Youth Council Task Force has sculpted four 7-foot-long fiberglass sharks and put them on display in ...

A first mate from New Hampshire recalled the moments he saw two large basking sharks off the coast of Rye Harbor.

A testament to the scale and quality of his work, Yeung’s sculptures have since found homes all across Greater Cincinnati.

Steven Spielberg's Jaws opened across North America on June 20 1975, and immediately tapped into the primal human fear of ...

The average basking shark weighs around 11,000 pounds, which is about the same as some types of RVs. Compared to the whale shark, it could take nearly four basking sharks to equal the weight of a ...

A 20-foot basking shark was spotted recently swimming near Block Island off the Rhode Island coast. An unusually large visitor spent its Memorial Day in New England this year.

A massive basking shark spotted off the coast of Block Island drew comparisons to "Jaws." By Max Molski • Published May 29, 2025 • Updated on May 29, 2025 at 12:48 pm ...

The Atlantic Shark Institute said basking sharks are not a risk to people. A shark seen swimming near Block Island. (John Lunch Bucket) Basking sharks are not aggressive and are filter feeders.

“This basking shark may look like it’s smiling but sadly, it is not,” shark researcher John Chisholm wrote. “This poor individual stranded on a beach along Cape Cod Bay.