Sharks of New England

Some of the biggest, most notorious, and perhaps misunderstood shark species visit New England each year. From great white, blue, mako, basking, thresher to even tiger, whale, and multiple hammerhead species, New England waters boast a rich biodiversity of shark species unsurpassed anywhere else on earth.

Basking Shark
Cetorhinus Maximus

Blue Shark
Prionace Glauca

Great White Shark
Carcharodon Carcharias

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna Lewini

Shortfin Mako Shark
Isurus Oxyrinchus

Smooth Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna Zygaena

Whale Shark
Rhincodon Typus