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They expected a shark. What two Cape Cod fishermen caught was … LOCAL They expected a shark. What two Cape Cod fishermen caught was stranger Bailey Allen USA TODAY NETWORK - New England June 26, 2026, 5:11 a.m. ET Two local fishermen were surprised last weekend when they hooked an 8-foot-long stingray on a Cape Cod beach. On Sunday, June 21, at around 10 p.m., fishermen Hans Brings Jr. and Camden Bonaiuto were brown shark fishing on a dock near Popponesset Beach in Mashpee when an unexpected creature pulled on their line. "We hooked a stingray off of the deck," Brings said. "And at first, I thought it could've been a massive shark, but we went down to the beach with the rod, and it started sticking to the ground, almost like a suction cup." Dr. Jeff Kneebone, senior scientist in the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium, identified the ray as a roughtail stingray. "They are very common off Cape Cod this time of year and are often caught by land-based shark fishermen," Kneebone said in a statement. The roughtail stingray is the largest whip-tailed stingray in the Atlantic Ocean. It can measure 8 feet across and weigh more than 600 pounds. Its tail is ofte…

Caught on camera: Fisherman catches white shark, removes hook from its mouth and releases it <p>WATCH | A fisherman in Massachusetts reeled in and released a 9-foot white shark.</p>

VIDEO: Fisherman removes hook from great white shark's mouth off ... 00:59 Watch: Fisherman reels in great white shark off Nantucket A fisherman accidentally hooked a great white shark while fishing off Nantucket on Sunday. Once he reeled the shark in, he hopped on its back to remove the fishing hook from its mouth, and set it back out to sea. NANTUCKET, Mass.– Beachgoers relaxing on the beach of Nantucket witnessed a fisherman jump into action to remove a hook from a great white shark's mouth after accidentally catching him while fishing. On Sunday, video was taken of the moment the fisherman walked out into the shallow surf and grabbed the white shark by its tail, dragging it out of the water partially. YOUNG GREAT WHITE SHARK PINGS OFF CAPE COD COAST JUST AS TOURIST SEASON BEGINS The fisherman pulls the shark into shallow water. (@bryner_oliveira / Instagram via Storyful / FOX Weather) He quickly jumped onto the shark's back, straddling it, as onlookers watched the encounter. The recorder of the video, Bryner de Oliveira Damasceno, said people were "amazed" by the shark's size. The fisherman told local media that he was "excited and stressed" during the incident, and he estimat…

Fisherman speaks out after catching great white shark A fisherman is speaking out after reeling in agreat white sharkoff the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, last weekend. Shark angler and boat captain Elliot Sudal told ABC News he has been fishing in the waters off Nantucket for over 10 years and has caught and tagged many different sharks before, including sandbar sharks, sand tigers anddusky sharks, but never a great white shark. "By no means expected this to happen," Sudal said. "Definitely not." Sudal said he was tracking sharks on the beach over the weekend when something caught his line. He said his teenage apprentice, who was accompanying him that day, helped him steady the fishing rod, but it wasn't until they had reeled in the catch that they realized what it was. "Out of 2,000 sharks, I caught one great white. This is the first one," Sudal said. Referring to the process of releasing the animal, he added, "This is the most taboo shark. This is endangered. You have to do everything perfect." Video of the catch shows Sudal and his apprentice reeling in the great white shark and Sudal running down to the water to climb on top of it and remove the hook. At one point…

New England fisherman removes hook from white shark's mouth A delicate process: New England fisherman removes hook from white shark's mouth A delicate process: New England fisherman removes hook from white shark's mouth FROM NANTUCKET... WHERE A FISHERMEN HOOKED A GREAT WHITE SHARK! ELLIOT SUDAL IS A VETERAN ANGLER AND BOAT CAPTAIN... HE SAYS HE USED THE ENCOUNTER TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS TYPE OF SITUATION... WHITE SHARKS ARE A PROTECTED SPECIES AND MUST BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY WHEN ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT... HE POSTED A VIDEO OF HIMSELF REMOVING THE HOOK... AND QUICKLY GETTING THE SHARK BACK IN THE Updated: 8:46 AM EDT Jun 16, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Adam Bartow Executive Producer By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Advertisement A delicate process: New England fisherman removes hook from white shark's mouth Updated: 8:46 AM EDT Jun 16, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Adam Bartow Executive Producer By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Great white sharks are not considered common in Maine, but warming temperatures have pushed them farther north.In March of 2025, a group of New England-based researchers found that 107 great white sharks have been spotted off …

Rare great white shark briefly hooked off Nantucket beach in catch-and-release encounter <p>Footage shows Elliot Sudal hauling the shark from the surf before releasing it within seconds, sparking online reaction</p><p>An angler who reeled in a rare great white <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/sharks">shark</a> at a Nantucket beach said he posted <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DZTmDt8MBN5/?hl=en">extraordinary video</a> of the encounter to social media as an example of how to safely catch and release one of the ocean’s greatest predators.</p><p>Elliot Sudal said he was “testing the waters” off the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> beach he regularly uses when he inadvertently snagged the shark on Sunday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/11/great-white-shark-nantucket-beach-catch">Continue reading...</a>

A Fisherman Caught a Great White Shark on Nantucket An angler caught a juvenile great white shark off the coast of Nantucket(Photo: Tanner Mansell) A Massachusetts fisherman recently reeled in an unexpected catch: an eight-foot longgreat white shark. But the angler didn’t leave the shark stranded on the beach. Instead, he hauled it to the shallows, pulled the hook from its mouth, and sent it back out to deeper water. In a very 2026 twist, the moment wascaptured on video and uploaded to Instagram, where it quickly went viral. Boat captain and shark fisherman Elliot Sudal, 37, was casting off of a beach on the south shore of Nantucket, an island 30 miles south of Cape Cod, on June 7, when he hooked the great white. Nathan Skerritt, a friend, was also present, and helped Sudal bring the shark on shore. “I’m just one of the boys that happened to be there and got to reel the beauty in,” Skerritt toldOutside. The waters off of Cape Cod have, in recent years,become an popular destination for great white sharks. A 2023 study suggests that Cape Cod is now the largest seasonal meeting spot on the planet for the sharks. The shark that Sudal hooked was likely a juvenile, due to its size…

Great White, Great Spectacle: Angler Hooks Shark Off Nantucket's South ... Maine Ocean Festival Returns to Bar Harbor June 19-21 June 10, 2026 Vermont Tightens Wake Boat Rules, Expands Restrictions on Popular Lakes June 12, 2026 News & Events Together. Let's Explore Great White, Great Spectacle: Angler Hooks Shark Off Nantucket's South Shore Elliot Sudal handling the great white shark. Photo from video capture. What began as a routine afternoon of surf fishing quickly turned into a scene straight out of a summer blockbuster when a massive great white shark was hooked just yards from the shoreline on Nantucket’s south shore, drawing a crowd of stunned beachgoers who watched the drama unfold in real time. Videos of the encounter spread rapidly across social media this week, showing waves crashing onto the beach as an angler carefully worked to control the powerful predator in the surf. Onlookers gathered along the shoreline, phones raised, capturing a moment few ever expect to witness from the sand. The fisherman, Elliot Sudal , was targeting other shark species when the unexpected catch took hold. “We were just out testing the waters,” Sudal told Nantucket Current . “Everything has…

Rare Great White Shark Briefly Hooked Off Nantucket Beach in Catch-and ... An angler who reeled in a rare great whitesharkat a Nantucket beach said he postedextraordinary videoof the encounter to social media as an example of how to safely catch and release one of the ocean’s greatest predators. Elliot Sudal said he was “testing the waters” off theMassachusettsbeach he regularly uses when he inadvertently snagged the shark on Sunday. The footage on his Instagram account shows him reeling in the fish, then hauling it from the water by its tail before removing the hook and returning it to the waves, watched by a number of captivated onlookers. “By no means was [I] targeting that white, you can’t control what picks up your bait,” he toldthe Nantucket Current. “I posted that video because I feel like I did everything right in that situation. Shark was in the surf, removed the hook and sent her back to sea in about 15 seconds.” Sudal said he had never previously caught a great white, listed as avulnerable speciesby the International Union for Conservation of Nature, in 13 years of fishing in Nantucket. But he said he has landed more than a thousand sharks of other species, includi…