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Watch: Great white shark might be the first caught on camera in Rhode Island
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Boston.com
· Jul 9, 2026
After long search, scientists get amazing great white shark footage off R.I. coast
The shark was found near a dead humpback whale southeast of Block Island. The post After long search, scientists get amazing great white shark footage off R.I. coast appeared first on Boston.com.
CBC News
· Jul 10, 2026
Great white shark gets up close and personal | The Moment
Atlantic Shark Institute executive director Jon Dodd tells The National about the moment he captured a rare close up of a great white shark in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
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· Jun 23, 2026
Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro – Sick Photo Gallery From An Epic Weekend
From big turns and heavy sections to podium moments and post-heat celebrations, photographer Kody McGregor was on hand throughout the Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro weekend to capture the action, the atmosphere and the personalities that made the event so memorable. Enjoy this collection of images from three days of outstanding surfing at Victoria []
ArcaMax
· Jul 2, 2026
Shark spotted 50 yards off Cape Cod beach, first shark alert of season
BOSTON — Just in time for the Fourth of July. Phones were lighting up across the region on Thursday with the first shark alert of the season, as vacationers flock to the beach. A great white shark was spotted close to a beach in Chatham, where...
The West Australian
· Jun 23, 2026
Massive Great White Shark filmed prowling Bondi Beach 10 days after mum mauled at nearby beach
Chilling drone footage has emerged of a Great White Shark circling the waters around Bondi Beach - just days after a Sydney mum was mauled at a nearby location.
Sky News Australia
· Jul 1, 2026
‘Never seen before’: NSW unveils massive shark drone operation
Surf Life Saving NSW CEO Steven Pearce says the state’s unprecedented drone network will provide the largest shark surveillance blanket ever deployed anywhere in the world. “This is a huge investment in shark surveillance,” Mr Pearce told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers. “A huge blanket of UAV drone surveillance never seen before anywhere in the world. “Our pilots are trained specifically to look for our target sharks, and that’s a bull shark, a tiger shark or a white shark.”
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Related coverage for "Watch: Great white shark might be the first caught on camera in Rhode Island": Boston.com — After long search, scientists get amazing great white shark footage off R.I. coast. CBC News — Great white shark gets up close and personal | The Moment. South Africa Today — Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro – Sick Photo Gallery From An Epic Weekend. ArcaMax — Shark spotted 50 yards off Cape Cod beach, first shark alert of season. The West Australian — Massive Great White Shark filmed prowling Bondi Beach 10 days after mum mauled at nearby beach. Sky News Australia — ‘Never seen before’: NSW unveils massive shark drone operation