As one of the anglers fights to land a big tuna, a mako shark comes up to take his cut. The incident took place off the coast of Nags Head, North Carolina on a charter trip run by Fin Planner ...

A mako shark jumped into the boat of Captain Dave Sinclair of Sea Ventures Charters Aug. 27. ... when one big mako shark “took the bait,” Sea Ventures Charters wrote on Facebook the next day.

Rodriguez said these large predatory sharks are more interested in their food source of big, bony fish like the swordfish. While this particular Mako was estimated at six to eight feet long ...

Tail-whipping thresher sharks are giving fishermen some thrills on the ocean and plenty of steaks on the grill.

August 27, 2022: Midcoast Maine: On board FV Lady Anne … this happened. A lovely day shark fishing with two beautiful blue sharks tagged and released when a big mako took the bait.

Not mako shark large, though. Also known as the blue pointer or bonito shark, the shortfin mako can be up to four meters long and 570 kilograms. They are also the world's fastest shark, hitting ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A charter group fishing off Monhegan, Maine, was treated to a scene straight out of “Jaws” when a seven-foot-long Mako shark jumped into their boat.

Another, even bigger, shark. "Penelope was a big shark, and to think that something large ate her is kind of scary," Sulikowski, director of Oregon State University's Big Fish Lab, told As It ...

An endangered mako shark breached multiple times in Tikhaya Bay, Russia, on June 26, 2025. Experts say unusually high summer ...

An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland. ... or a big bite, she told The New York Times.

Dodd said $20 of the $42.50 cost for custom plates goes to the Atlantic Shark Institute to fund research efforts including tagging and tracking endangered species (including the mako) and equipment.