This week at the Oceanarium, several people asked about a strange animal they saw off of Hampton Beach. They weren’t sure if it was a whale or a shark. After a little discussion, we determined what ...
It’s what sharks dream of: A massive easy meal. Lucky sharks were recently spotted chowing down on a basking shark’s liver off the North Shore, according to a local whale watch. The 7 Seas Whale Watch ...
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 ...
The Maine State Aquarium is sharing video of a recent basking shark sighting in the state's Midcoast region. The shark was spotted about 5 miles off Seguin Island in Maine during a Cap'n Fish's ...
Note: Before we get started, let’s define what pelagic actually means. “Right now, the word pelagic can be a little obscure”, he explains. “But it refers to the open ocean, so the offshore, high seas ...