A 20-foot shark was spotted following a boat on Block Island, but this misunderstood animal is more harmless than you think.

A first mate from New Hampshire recalled the moments he saw two large basking sharks off the coast of Rye Harbor.

Basking shark sighting in Rhode Island. Unlike the titular creature in "Jaws," this shark is no bloodthirsty great white.Atlantic Shark Institute executive director Jon Dodd says this is a basking ...

Steven Spielberg’s Jaws opened across North America on June 20 1975, and immediately tapped into the primal human fear of ...

On a surprise bachelorette cruise and whale watch around the Isle of Shoals, the group spotted two basking sharks.

“The species, which many guessed accurately, was a basking shark, the second largest fish in the world.” The basking shark was estimated to measure about 20 feet.

Rather than making an attempt to save the three crumbling mechanical sharks which were used in the film for posterity, the ...

A massive basking shark spotted off the coast of Block Island on Memorial Day drew comparisons to "Jaws" ahead of the film's 50th anniversary.

A 20-foot basking shark made an unexpected appearance in Rhode Island’s Great Salt Pond, stirring ... More memories of "Jaws" but posing no danger. The Atlantic Shark Institute Facebook Page ...

Video of shark sighting near Block Island lures millions of views on social media Basking sharks are harmless to humans, said Jon Dodd of the Atlantic Shark Institute,“ but ”that didn’t ...