Two shark sightings have caused officials to issue a warning covering part of an island in southern Maine. The Harpswell Marine Resources & Harbor Management said in a July 16 Facebook post that the ...

Maine authorities urge beach vigilance after multiple great white shark sightings near Bailey Island, implementing ...

Cory Hawkes, who had fished those waters his whole life without seeing a great white shark, was moving from offshore to ...

HARPSWELL, Maine — The town of Harpswell raised shark notification flags at Cedar Beach on Wednesday, after two documented sightings of great white sharks were reported east of Bailey Island, ...

MAINE, USA — Coastal communities in southern Maine are warning beachgoers to stay alert after a rise in jellyfish sightings, including the presence of large lion’s mane jellyfish and moon jellies ...

First real-time shark warning buoy deployed off Maine's coast The buoy was placed within eyesight of the Old Orchard Beach pier, with a second planned to deploy near Popham Beach.

“A beach closure is more severe than an advisory, and these are rare in Maine,” Sims said. A closure includes the ability to keep people out of the water or close the beach to usage, Sims added.

The Maine Information and Analysis Center, in coordination with the FBI's Boston division, issued a public safety advisory June 6 regarding the increased activity of violent online networks that ...

Warning signs are up at a popular Maine beach after a great white shark sighting just a mile offshore. Officials in Kennebunkport say the big fish was spotted by the town harbormaster on Thursday ...

A Maine woman learned the hard way that quicksand doesn’t just happen in Hollywood movies. Jamie Acord was walking at the water’s edge at Popham Beach State Park over the weekend when she sank ...