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Elliot Sudal Releases 8-Foot Great White Amid Rising Coastal Sightings

6/12/2026

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On June 7, Elliot Sudal hauled an 8-foot great white onto a Nantucket beach and released it.
It was his first great white in a decade after catching sandbar and dusky sharks.
Fifty onlookers filmed as Sudal’s crew removed the hook and released the shark in 15 seconds.
Experts say warming waters are drawing more great whites to the seaboard, citing sightings near Martha’s Vineyard, New York and New Jersey.

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On June 7, Elliot Sudal hauled an 8-foot great white onto a Nantucket beach and released it.
It was his first great white in a decade after catching sandbar and dusky sharks.
Fifty onlookers filmed as Sudal’s crew removed the hook and released the shark in 15 seconds.
Experts say warming waters are drawing more great whites to the seaboard, citing sightings near Martha’s Vineyard, New York and New Jersey.