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Great white shark filmed feasting in Rhode Island waters
New York Post • • general
Key Points:
- A great white shark was spotted swimming off Block Island, potentially marking the first time this species has been captured on camera in Rhode Island waters, according to the Atlantic Shark Institute.
- The sighting occurred during a 50-square-mile search led by Jon Dodd and Sarah Callan to track a drifting 40-foot humpback whale carcass, which had attracted a great white shark.
- The team documented an estimated 8-foot great white feeding on the whale remains several miles south-southeast of Block Island, capturing rare underwater footage.
- The whale carcass later washed up on Crescent Beach with numerous shark bite marks, concluding the event that drew the rare shark sighting.
- The Atlantic Shark Institute noted that great white shark sightings are uncommon unless a whale dies, which tends to attract these predators suddenly.
