A shark sighting offshore closed South Beach to swimmers Tuesday afternoon. The water was opened again for swimming by 4:20 p.m.

Since it’s 2019, you’ve already heard some of the facts and statistics that underlie conservationist William McKeever’s new book Emperors of the Deep.

An attentive all-ages audience came to the Oak Bluffs Tabernacle Thursday night to hear Gregory Skomal give a talk called Seeing Deeper Into the World of the Great White Shark.

Shark expert Dr. Greg Skomal speaks Thursday, July 26 at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs.

White shark populations are on the rise and shark research is also growing from coast to coast as scientists learn more about the apex predators.

The weather in South Africa almost put a damper on Shark Week this year.