‘You guys just got a great white shark:’ Fishing charter captain talks about rare catch
In an interview with News 6, the Pensacola charter fishing captain shared details about the moment he helped reel in an estimated 12 to 13-foot female great white shark to shore. AdUnfortunately, his story changed due to medical reasons and shifted to a new adventure: shark fishing. “I went to captain school, got my captain’s license, and for the last three years I’ve been running shark fishing charters off of Pensacola Beach under Big John Shark Fishing Adventures,” McLean explained. John McLean with Big John Shark Fishing Adventures (John McLean)On March 3, he said he was contacted by a group of seven people from Idaho who were looking for the ultimate fishing trip. “I looked at it and I was like, is that a great white?
Fishermen capture video of ‘massive’ great white shark
OCEAN CITY, Md. – A group of fishermen captured video of a great white shark while fishing off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland. Steven White was fishing with friends Monday when he said the shark swam up to their charter boat and circled for 15 minutes. White says the captain of the boat goat the great white to come even closer by putting extra bait in the water. Experts say the shark was likely 15 feet long and about 2,000 pounds.
Nearly 1,000-pound great white shark pings off Florida coast
A week before Christmas, Ironbound, a 12-foot,4-inch great white shark, pinged at 7:25 a.m. Dec. 18 off the coast of Melbourne. Will the great white shark stay in Brevard waters through Christmas? The shark advocacy and research group notes Ironbound as its 53rd great white shark "spot-tagged" in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Last month, a 12-foot, 2-inch great white shark named Sydney pinged at 11:25 a.m. Nov. 13 off Canaveral National Seashore. He was the first great white shark tagged by Ocearch during its Nova Scotia expedition in fall 2019, according to the shark advocacy group.
9-year-old girl bitten by shark at New Smyrna Beach
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - A 9-year-old girl was bitten by a shark Friday morning at New Smyrna Beach, officials said. The girl, named Maggie, received 12 stitches after becoming the 10th shark bite victim in Volusia County this year. Volusia County officials said the Ohio girl was bitten on her right leg while in knee-deep water near 27th Avenue. Maggie said she was swimming when she felt the shark sink its teeth into her leg. Malphurs said the number of shark bites in Volusia County has been above average the last couple of years, but that it's always changing.