Capt. Chris Brown was off Block Island fishing for scup, a small fish that weighs about a pound, when something much bigger landed on his deck: a 500-pound, 16-foot-long common thresher shark. The big ...

A large shark was sighted in Block Island's Great Salt Pond over Memorial Day weekend. The Atlantic Shark Institute received multiple calls and posted a video of the shark. The shark was seen swimming ...

PROVIDENCE – It feels like something straight out of “Jaws” – minus that terrifying music. The camera follows the protruding shark fin gliding across the water’s surface in coastal New England, as a ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

(WJAR) — It's a fin-tastic find! The Atlantic Shark Institute spotted a young Great White shark near Block Island last week. Executive Director Jon Dodd said it is a first. "We've spotted sea turtles.

An unusually large visitor spent its Memorial Day in New England this year. Just in time for the 50th anniversary of "Jaws," a massive basking shark was spotted off the coast of Block Island in Rhode ...

A shark paid a rare visit to Block Island's Old Harbor basin over the holiday weekend. New Shoreham Harbormaster Kate McConville warned the public, saying in a Facebook post Monday, "We have had ...

“We’ve been reviewing a lot of footage over the years and had to do a triple take on that one,” said Jon Dodd, of the Atlantic Shark Institute PROVIDENCE – For the Atlantic Shark Institute, catching a ...

The sighting of a large shark in Block Island's Great Salt Pond caused a stir over Memorial Day weekend. The Atlantic Shark Institute received "a number of calls" on May 26th as they "were treated to ...