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A great white shark surfaces.

Massachusetts Just Banned Most Shark Fishing from Land, Blaming Anglers Who Want ‘That Viral Video’ with a Great White Massachusetts Just Banned Most Shark Fishing from Land, Blaming Anglers Who Want ‘That Viral Video’ with a Great White

Anglers with a giant great white shark caught from the beach.

‘I’m Still on Cloud Nine.’ Watch These Surf Anglers Release a Big Great White Shark ‘I’m Still on Cloud Nine.’ Watch These Surf Anglers Release a Big Great White Shark

By Alice Jones Webb

Everything That’s Wrong With the “Jaws” Fight Scene Everything That’s Wrong With the “Jaws” Fight Scene

Australian angler Paul Barning, who was lost at sea, holds up a flag.

Tournament Angler Pulled Overboard by Giant Shark Remains Lost at Sea Tournament Angler Pulled Overboard by Giant Shark Remains Lost at Sea

A fisherman fights a hammerhead

A Hammerhead Busted My Kayak, Then Took Me for a Sleigh Ride. I Was Rescued by Sheer Luck A Hammerhead Busted My Kayak, Then Took Me for a Sleigh Ride. I Was Rescued by Sheer Luck

an illustration of a Mako shark jumping into the back of a boat

7 Unbelievable True Fishing Stories of Record Catches, Wild Fights, and One Pissed-Off Shark 7 Unbelievable True Fishing Stories of Record Catches, Wild Fights, and One Pissed-Off Shark

By Paul M. Liikala

Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss stand next to a giant man-eating great white from the movie Jaws.

The Weirdest Things Ever Found Inside a Shark’s Stomach The Weirdest Things Ever Found Inside a Shark’s Stomach

A shark hunting

Watch: Hammerhead Hunts and Kills Reef Shark in Rare Drone Footage Watch: Hammerhead Hunts and Kills Reef Shark in Rare Drone Footage

By Natalie Krebs

Giant shark photos.

The Biggest Sharks Ever Caught The Biggest Sharks Ever Caught

By Ken Perrotte

The potential new state-record bull shark.

‘It Was a Brutal Fight.’ Alabama Tourney Fisherman Catches Pending State-Record Bull Shark ‘It Was a Brutal Fight.’ Alabama Tourney Fisherman Catches Pending State-Record Bull Shark

Measuring and releasing a piebald lemon shark.

Watch: ‘Incredibly Rare’ Piebald Shark Caught and Released in Florida Watch: ‘Incredibly Rare’ Piebald Shark Caught and Released in Florida

A Texas fisherman reels in a bull shark from the Guadalupe River.

Watch: Fisherman Catches Bull Shark in a Texas River, Sends Internet Into a Panic Watch: Fisherman Catches Bull Shark in a Texas River, Sends Internet Into a Panic

Biologists investigate a dead shark found on a Florida beach.

Did Anglers Accidentally Kill the 15-Foot-Long Great White Shark That Washed Up in Florida? Did Anglers Accidentally Kill the 15-Foot-Long Great White Shark That Washed Up in Florida?

alabama record tiger shark

1,000-Pound Tiger Shark Should Smash Alabama Record 1,000-Pound Tiger Shark Should Smash Alabama Record

video mako thrashes tuna

Watch a Mako Shark Chomp a Hooked Tuna in Half Watch a Mako Shark Chomp a Hooked Tuna in Half

Texas half-ton hammerhead

Texas Anglers Reel in Half-Ton Hammerhead Shark from the Beach Texas Anglers Reel in Half-Ton Hammerhead Shark from the Beach

release record shark 1

Florida Surf Fisherman Catches and Releases Potential State-Record Bull Shark Florida Surf Fisherman Catches and Releases Potential State-Record Bull Shark

giant thresher shark NC record

Carolina Fisherman Sets New State Record with Giant Thresher Shark Carolina Fisherman Sets New State Record with Giant Thresher Shark

tizi eats great white

How to Cook a Great White Shark (And Get in Serious Trouble For It) How to Cook a Great White Shark (And Get in Serious Trouble For It)

SC hammerhead shark record released

South Carolina Captain Catches Would-Be Record Hammerhead Shark, Decides to Release It Instead South Carolina Captain Catches Would-Be Record Hammerhead Shark, Decides to Release It Instead