BOSTON -- The man bitten by a shark off Cape Cod this month says he escaped by punching the powerful predator in the gills after it clamped down on his leg. In his first interview since the August 15 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 50th anniversary of the classic film "Jaws" may have passed on June 20, but the reality is that real sharks are still swimming ...

The Cape Cod National Seashore expects 4 million visitors to come to its beaches, ride its bike trails and stroll its hiking trails this summer. The number of visitors coming to the upper, mid and ...

The legendary killer whale known as “Old Thom” is back. A group on a tuna fishing expedition off Massachusetts over the weekend spotted the well-known orca — leading to plenty of excitement from the ...

Two weeks after 10 sharks were seen in Cape Cod Bay’s waters in a single day, East Sandwich’s beaches saw over a dozen sharks on Monday and Tuesday. Over the last week, there have been more than 31 ...

A bipartisan bill to create an AMBER Alert-style shark warning system that alerts beachgoers of nearby predators is one step closer to reality. The bill, which passed the Senate, known as Lulu’s Law, ...

From a shiver of white sharks spotted off Brewster to a tagged white shark with a mouthful of a name, over two dozen of these animals were spotted around Cape Cod over the last week. Since Friday, Aug ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists in Massachusetts have tagged their first white shark of the season — marking the first time one has been tagged in a ...

A fisherman recently caught a tiger shark near the Cape shoreline, as the warm-water sharks make their way north. Researchers in recent years have predicted that tiger sharks would be popping up near ...

A shark biologist expects a surge in great whites this fall – as they arrive into Cape Cod later than usual. Greg Skomal, 64, a shark biologist for the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, says ...