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ICYMI: Large Shark Caught Off Long Island Coast ICYMI: Large Shark Caught Off Long Island Coast
ICYMI: Large Shark Caught Off Long Island Coast A Long Island fisherman reeled in the catch of a lifetime after taking in a massive shark off the coast in Southold. North Fork fisherman John Skinner caught a six-foot shark near the Horton Point in Southold on Saturday, Aug. 24 before immediately releasing the shark after reeling it in, letting it swim off back to safety. Shark sightings have become commonplace on Long Island this summer, including fisherman who took down a 500-pound shark, and other Great White shark sightings as they headed north as the weather warmed up. A second 500-pound shark was spotted in the Long Island Sound be…

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Great White Sharks Heading North As Waters Are Getting Warmer Great White Sharks Heading North As Waters Are Getting Warmer
Great White Sharks Heading North As Waters Are Getting Warmer Click here for an updated story: Great White Shark Tracked In Long Island Sound For First Time Ever, Says Ocean Research Group We’re gonna need a bigger boat. With the weather and waters in the Atlantic heating up, clusters of great white sharks have been spotted and tracked making their way north to hunt for food and cooler conditions. Dozens of sharks have been tracked by researching company Ocearch, with some spotted near the Hudson Valley and Long Island. To track the sharks, Ocearch captured, weighed, tagged and released them. The tags provide information on location, &nbs…

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