PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 7, 2023
Two fishermen caught an eight-foot great white shark off the coast of Cape Elizabeth last month. It’s one of a few reported shark sightings this season, but experts say more are likely to come as more sharks, including great whites, spend time in Maine waters. Dan Harriman and his sternman were fishing about 600 feet off the coast of Cape Elizabeth near Richmond Island on June 12 when they caught the eight-foot great white in their nets, said Kurt Shoener, manager of Two Lights and Crescent Beach state parks. The shark was tangled up in fishing gear in about 30 feet of water, Shoener said on Friday. Harriman and his sternman hauled it on the boat, untangled it from the net, and released it back into the water before calling marine patrol. So far, there have not been any beach clearings in Maine due to shark sightings this season.