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White Sharks Return to Massachusetts as 2026 Tracking and Safety Effort Begins

Researchers will expand tagging with real-time alerts to improve beach safety.

Huntington Beach Closes Water for 48 Hours After Great White Feeds Near Shore

Shark Sighting Halts Huntington Beach Surf Contest and Closes Two Miles of Ocean

Deadly Rip Currents Batter Florida’s Atlantic Beaches With High Surf Warnings In Effect

Fisherman Frees Hooked Great White at Hermosa Beach as Shark Sightings Climb

Itanhaém Drowning Ends in Death as Fortaleza Rescue Restores Pulse

Juvenile Great White Circles Newport Beach Surfer, Prompting Brief Water Closure

Shark Bite Off Mendocino Leaves Surfer Hospitalized, Probe Underway

Sunshine Coast Surf Lifesaver Joe Tolano, 18, Recovered After Three-Day Search

Body of Missing Tourist Recovered at Main Beach on the Gold Coast

Missing Trainee Found Dead in Chennai Beach Tragedy, Toll Rises to Two

Portuguese Man O’ War Prompt Beach Closures on Tenerife’s North and West Coasts

Woman Freed From Whitby Harbour Mud After Multi-Agency Rescue

Bull Shark Closes Sydney’s Bungan Beach as Manly Netting Faces Scrutiny

Warmer Seas Drive Jellyfish Surge at Mar del Plata as Lifeguards Warn Swimmers

Dozens Injured in Paraná River Piranha Attacks as Authorities Close Swim Zone

Dozens Hurt in Palometa Attacks at Victoria Beach, One Loses Part of Finger

Boy, 13, Killed by Shark at Del Chifre Beach Near Recife

Bull Shark Likely Killed 13-Year-Old at Olinda’s Del Chifre Beach, Forensic Review Finds

Shark Kills 13-Year-Old at Olinda's Praia Del Chifre