Photos and Video: Shark and Bunker Frenzy off Fire Island

By Mike Busch 8-18-2021 If you have been to the beach this summer, odds are you have seen some big schools of bunker (Menhaden) just offshore.  Whil…

Photos and Video: Sharks, Rays and Bunker off Fire Island

By Mike Busch 7-29-2012 Sorry we have been quiet, after rebuilding the website we had to move to larger servers and it took a lot longer than expect…

Photos and Video: Sharks South of Fire Island Inlet

By Michael Witten 7-29-19 You can follow Mike Witten on Facebook, Instagram, and website. NOAA’s marine forecast was showing light North winds an…

Update: New York State DEC Prohibited Shark Species Rules

After the suspected shark attacks yesterday, there have been multiple reports of Sharks targeted and caught from local beaches.  As a reminder, all of …

Another Day with Ocearch off Shinnecock

By Mike Busch Last month I was invited aboard the M/V Ocearch to check out their Great White Shark tagging expedition off Montauk.  If you missed Pa…

Photos: Smooth Dogfish Shark spotted in Sayville

By Mike Busch Lizzie Hart Savage, a member of Save The Great South Bay and Oyster Cultivator and hatchery manager at Hart Shellfish Inc. in West Say…

Photos: Fishermen catch 8-foot shark on spinning gear at Smith Point Beach

Editor's note: Marine experts tell us that since sand tiger sharks are federally protected species, fishermen should instead cut their lines if they ha…

Video: Fishermen on jet skis hook hammerhead off eastern Fire Island

Longtime fishing buddies David Rice and Matt Antos jumped on their jet skis Thursday and headed into the ocean waters off eastern Fire Island. The two…

Hammerhead shark surprises fishermen off Fire Island Inlet

A group of anglers fishing for fluke at the Fire Island Reef got a rare glimpse of a hammerhead shark Sunday morning. The fishermen, three in all, w…