From great white sharks to the fastest shark in the world, here's some of the sharks you might encounter in Rhode Island.

Here are four creatures that might bite, pinch, or sting in the water in and around Rhode Island. Clinging jellyfish are dime-sized creatures that have sticky pads on their tentacles that allow them ...

Third Beach in Middletown, Rhode Island was temporarily closed to swimmers on Wednesday due to a possible shark sighting. An ...

Marine biologists with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) spotted an ocean sunfish, also known as ...

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Lifeguards cleared the water at Third Beach in Middletown following an unconfirmed shark sighting Wednesday afternoon.

It's officially Shark Week, so it's only fitting that a great white was spotted on the East Coast. That being said, it wasn't ...

The state's coast is the perfect setting for many extreme summer sports, including scuba diving and parasailing.

Experts say warmer waters and more food keep sharks in the Northeast later into the summer. WSHU's Sabrina Garone spoke with ...

The sighting of a large shark in Block Island's Great Salt Pond caused a stir over Memorial Day weekend. The Atlantic Shark Institute received "a number of calls" on May 26th as they "were treated ...

A woman dining near Rhode Island’s Great Salt Pond spotted the fins of a “very large” shark in the water and started filming, capturing the marine creature swimming by boaters, her video ...