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Fisherman reels in white shark off Massachusetts, then snags the hook from its toothy mouth

On June 7, veteran angler and boat captain Sudal reeled in a nearly nine-foot white shark off Nantucket, removing the hook and releasing the protected fish back into the water.
Because white sharks are a protected species in the U.S., anglers must release them immediately when accidentally caught; the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the predator as vulnerable globally.
White sharks typically have about 300 teeth arranged in five rows, so speed was essential; Sudal claimed in an Instagram post that he removed the Hooks and returned the shark to the water in 15 seconds.
Sudal's handling of protected animals has previously drawn scrutiny from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, which investigated his 2017 handling of an endangered smalltooth sawfish in Florida under the Endangered Species Act.
Sightings of white sharks off New England have increased in recent years due to greater seal availability, though Dangerous encounters between humans and the apex predator remain extremely rare despite its fame in Jaws.

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