Maryland adopts Megalodon as new state shark symbol
Maryland is the first state in the nation to have an official state shark, and it's a big one.
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Maryland is the first state in the nation to have an official state shark, and it's a big one.
The boy was bitten while participating in an expedition in a shark tank at a local resort, officials said.
The hand-sized tooth is believed to have belonged to an ancient "transoceanic superpredator" shark that was three times the size of a great white.
Researchers say they've come across a nearly 13-foot great white shark with teeth marks on its jaw and head. They say it was likely bitten by an even bigger shark.
WKMG reports that the carcass of the dangerous sea creature was discovered at Shepard Park on Cocoa Beach on July 3.
A female white shark was made its way towards the coast of Ocean City Thursday afternoon.
Phelps said, "I guess it was more exhilarating than really anything that maybe I've done outside of a pool, and I think that was something that surprised me the most."
Three 17-year-olds received quite the surprise this weekend when they reeled in two sharks off the shore of Ocean City, Maryland.
The crew of a fishing boat accidentally caught and released a great white shark off the coast of Ocean City.
A group of teenage boys were caught by surprise earlier this month when a 5-foot long shark was on the end of their fishing line in Ocean City, Maryland.
An unprecedented influx of shark attacks along East Coast beaches in the past few weeks. And with the holiday weekend ahead, beachgoers are on high alert.
Have you heard of Mary Lee the shark? She now has more than 50,000 Twitter followers---and you may want to start paying attention to this social media shark. Her last ping was in Maryland waters Monday morning off the coast of Chincoteague.
A Maryland man has a very close encounter with a large great white shark off Ocean City's coast.
New technology uncovered an ancient predator in Ocean City: a visitor with some very sharp teeth.
Within the last few weeks, the Northeastern coastline has seen two shark encounters. One of them was a bite! So what does it all mean for beachgoers?
A shark grabbed hold of a teenager swimming at a Delaware state park. That teen is recovering but the attack has left some beachgoers on edge.
Jaws on the Eastern Shore of Maryland? Well, not quite. But two large bull sharks are reeled in by the same fisherman.
A shark fin bill passed by Maryland lawmakers is drawing support from fishing and conservation interests.
New regulations nearly doubling the minimum size for sharks are expected to have a big impact on the local fishing industry if passed as proposed.
Big changes are coming to the National Aquarium. The main open water tank in the center of the building will soon close. A $12 million new shark tank will be put in its place.
A man swimming off Cape Cod is lucky to be alive after being attacked by a great white shark. And while attacks are extremely rare, all kinds of sharks are common along East Coast beaches, including Maryland.
The family of a 5-year-old Walkersville, Md., boy says he was bitten in the leg by a shark off North Myrtle Beach, but authorities aren't sure what kind of animal bit the child.
