Certain species are rebounding in some areas, like the Gulf of Mexico, and this July, a team of Gulf-Coast fishermen competing in a tournament weighed the heaviest bull shark ever recorded in Alabama.

He estimated the shark to weigh at least 550 pounds. The official record for the largest Bull shark ever caught off Florida is 517 pounds. Hengel said he would have had to kill the shark if he ...

The Florida record for bull sharks, set off Panama City in 1981, stands at 517.44 pounds. Hengel, 22, told Local 10 News that he released the shark rather than kill it for the sake of a potential ...

Provided by Michael Hengel A man from Bradenton may have caught the largest bull shark ever in Florida, and he did it standing on the beach. Michael Hengel, 22, a land-based shark fisherman ...

Florida has seen its fair shark of great white sharks. These are some of the largest ever found in the last decade.

The largest white male shark ever caught was spotted off the coast of Florida on January 17, and researchers have decided to give the giant a fitting name for his terrifying physique.

Researchers are tracking what is believed to be the largest shark ever tagged by OCEARCH in the southwest Atlantic, with its last pings off Florida’s east coast. The white shark, named Contender ...

Photo courtesy IGFA The second largest fish ever caught and certified by the IGFA is a tiger shark. Along with great white sharks and bull sharks, this species rounds out what some call the “Big Three ...

She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use. The largest male white shark ever tagged by the research group OCEARCH was spotted in Florida waters. The shark ...