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See it: Great white shark filmed in this state's waters for expected first time
FOX Weather • • general
Key Points:
- A great white shark was spotted swimming off Block Island, Rhode Island, in what the Atlantic Shark Institute believes may be the first underwater footage of such a shark in the state's waters.
- The sighting occurred during a search for a drifting 40-foot humpback whale carcass, which had attracted the great white shark.
- The team documented an estimated 8-foot great white shark 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, marking the end of the event that attracted the sharks.
- The Atlantic Shark Institute highlighted the rarity of white shark sightings in the area, noting they often appear around whale carcasses.
