A 20-foot shark was spotted following a boat on Block Island, but this misunderstood animal is more harmless than you think.

Shark underwater in blue ocean. Scary shark opens its mouth and swims at camera. Image via Depositphotos. Long before modern scientific documentation methods, stories circulated about an enormous ...

A first mate from New Hampshire recalled the moments he saw two large basking sharks off the coast of Rye Harbor.

“The species, which many guessed accurately, was a basking shark, the second largest fish in the world.” The basking shark was estimated to measure about 20 feet.

Basking shark warning If you come across a basking shark in the ocean, the Wildlife Trusts warned people to give them "plenty of space". If you are in a boat, maintain a distance of at least 100m.

The average basking shark weighs around 11,000 pounds, which is about the same as some types of RVs. Compared to the whale shark, it could take nearly four basking sharks to equal the weight of a ...

Netflix is taking a bite out of our cultural obsession with sharks with the new documentary, “Shark Whisperer.” ...