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The National Hockey League on Saturday said it is launching an investigation into allegations that San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane bet on NHL games.

Overfishing is a problem across our oceans and especially in Massachusetts – years of overfishing depleted the very fishery that gave so Cape Cod its name. The World Wildlife Fund says that 39% of fish stocks are overfished, and that includes sharks.  In decades past, shore-based recreational fishing for sandbar sharks on Cape Cod rose in popularity to a point…

Researchers with Maine’s Department of Marine Resources have placed dozens of buoys off of beaches to track white sharks. They could help prevent incidents like Maine’s first fatal shark attack, which occurred off of Bailey Island last July. There are 32 buoys total stretching from York in southern Maine to Squirrel Island, near Boothbay on the Midcoast, according to...

For the return of “Shark Tales,” our podcast series that explores the world of sharks in New England, we asked shark experts what they know about the megalodon, which is certainly dead and gone, no matter what video goes viral

A shark sighting at a beach in Duxbury, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning led officials to temporarily suspend swimming. The shark was spotted shortly before 7 a.m. near Duxbury Beach. As of now, swimming is not being allowed but the beach is expected to reopen to swimmers later in the day. Shark flags are flying, and lifeguards are on duty to…

Now that shark season is officially here, researchers on Cape Cod are busy trying to find a way to predict when the animals are swimming close to the shore.

It’s shark season, and researchers are trying to predict when they may be close to shore.

A temporary no-swim order was issued on Race Point Beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts following a shark sighting late Saturday morning. Cape Cod National Seashore Lifeguards ordered beachgoers on the popular Cape Cod beach to stay away from the waters and participate in beach-only activities for at least an hour following the sighting. This sighting is the one of the first…

Every June, the great white sharks return to the waters of Cape Cod. And this year is no exception. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy said a great white dubbed James was detected on a receiver off North Beach in Chatham on Friday. The receiver was just deployed on Thursday. James was originally tagged in 2014 and has returned to the…

Maine state coastal parks will adopt a flag system used in Massachusetts to warn beachgoers of the presence of sharks. The move comes after the state’s first documented fatal shark attack in the state last summer. A woman was killed on July 27, 2020, by a great white while swimming about 20 yards offshore in Harpswell. “It’s nothing new, but...

Nearly a year after Maine’s first deadly shark attack, the state is adopting Massachusetts’ shark warning system in hopes of preventing another tragedy.

A massive shark seen on video lurking around a tall ship off the coast of Massachusetts has social media in an uproar.

A gigantic shark sighting gave a boat full of tourists the thrill of a lifetime off the coast of Massachusetts.

A massive shark seen on video lurking around a tall ship off the coast of Massachusetts has social media in an uproar.

A massive shark seen on video lurking around a tall ship off the coast of Massachusetts has social media in an uproar.

Sharks aren’t mindless killers — they are smart, social creatures that play a vital role in the ocean ecosystem. But globally, tens of millions of sharks are killed every year. LX News host Tabitha Lipkin took a swim with some sharks to teach us more about why we should care about their fate, and what we can do to help...

New data from the Journal of Wildlife Research shows that white sharks spend about half their time in water that is less than 15 feet deep, which is in the range of swimmers and surfers. Researchers recommend staying close to shore, especially when it is dark at the beach to avoid sharks.

A New York man pleaded guilty to illegally keeping protected sharks in a pool at his Dutchess County home and selling them over the Internet, the state attorney general’s office said Wednesday. Joshua Seguine, 40, of LaGrangeville, pleaded guilty to illegal commercialization for having and intending to sell seven sandbar sharks, the AG’s office said in a statement. According...

Nick Muto has fished up and down the New England coast and there is nothing that gets his blood boiling more than the sight of a seal. Muto, whose two boats fish for groundfish such as skate and monkfish as well as lobster, is among a growing group of anglers, beach goers and local officials who are quick to blame…