Aug 03, 2025 By Julia Tilton of the Maine Monitor MAINE—John Chisholm has been interested in sharks as long as he can remember. Growing up in Plymouth, Mass. in the 1970s, he spent a lot of time searching for great whites on his dad’s commercial fishing boat. An adjunct scientist at the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, Chisholm wasn’t the first in his … Continue reading Should Mainers Be Concerned by Shark Sightings?
Aquathon swimmers averaged 135 laps as kids raise money to keep swim team legacy alive Carrie Jones Feb 06, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Street Cafe. BAR HARBOR—One stroke. One kick. Another. One lap. One turn. Another. Combine endurance with muscle memory with what seems like choreography. Now add water. Next, imagine swimming 135 laps in the MDI YMCA pool … Continue reading No-Fin Compares to the MDI Sharks
*Please know that a photo of the dead porpoise is within this story. JUL 03, 2024 Share by Charles Eichacker/BDN A dead porpoise that washed up on Great Cranberry Island this week had what appeared to be a bite taken out of it by a white shark, according to officials at the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. When the porpoise was found on a local beach, it … Continue reading Dead Porpoise with Great White Shark Bite Found on Great Cranberry
