"great white shark" News

People report seeing a Great White shark off the Oregon Coast near Newport, Ore. OregonSurfShop.com posted a photo of a Great White swimming in 3 feet of water. And another surfer spotted a 16-foot shark swim between two surfers.

The Great White shark was caught Aug. 8 and at about 7:45 p.m. a sport tuna boat brought the shark to the Depoe Bay docks. An OSP Fish & Wildlife trooper working on routine patrol at the docks learned about the catch and contacted the boat occupants.

The sightings of several great white sharks have prompted a swimming ban for the rest of the Labor Day weekend at some oceanside beaches in Massachusetts.

First sharks, now whales: Tourism officials in this coastal community say warmer ocean waters mean more marine life on display near shore. Mikaela Norval with the Seaside Visitors Bureau said visitors are seeing whales from the promenade in Seaside this summer.

It was a big weekend for shark sightings off the Oregon coast, from the 12-foot great white shark that apparently got snared by a fisherman's crab pot at Depoe Bay to a shark warning that Seaside police issued to beach crowds.

A 12-foot shark brought in to Depoe Bay on Saturday has been confirmed as a great white shark. The anglers told a state trooper the shark had become entangled in their crab gear and was pulled to the surface when they pulled in a crab pot.

Douglas is reprising his role as Gordon Gekko and Stone is on board again to direct the sequel, which for now has the working title "Wall Street 2," said 20th Century Fox spokesman Gregg Brilliant.

Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone are going to show us the money again with a sequel to their 1987 hit "Wall Street."

The filmmakers, also responsible for the Discovery Channel series "Planet Earth," spent five years collecting footage. They worked with dozens of camera crews, filming at 200 locations in 64 countries to tell a sweeping story about the planet's landscapes, seasons and species.

A debate is raging over whether there are indeed more sharks in Australia's waters - or whether simply more swimmers are aware of the creatures' presence.

Despite the summer-like temperatures and cloudless skies that normally lure large crowds, beaches were mostly empty near where triathlete David Martin was killed Friday by a shark.

Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie "Jaws," died Sunday. He was 75.