A large shark that was filmed swimming close to the shore of Hermit Island in Phippsburg last week is most likely a blue shark. Blue sharks do not pose much of a threat to humans, but marine ...

Currently in the United States, a boat full of recreational anglers can keep one shark they catch per trip, provided that shark is longer than 4.5 feet from its snout to the fork in its tail.

Oregon's Seaside Aquarium said a blue shark washed ashore on a beach near Ave U on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Balde then saw the shark flopping around in the shallows. Grabbing the shark by the tail end — rather than the end with the teeth — she managed to haul the shark into deeper water.

A large blue shark swimming near the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. ... which feel like sandpaper when rubbed from tail to head,” Thompson says.

The blue shark is by far the most common. Although very slender, a big blue can tip 400 pounds and measure 10 feet. Females, typical of many shark species, grow significantly larger than males.

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