Family members of a 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl say she suffered injuries after a suspected shark attack in Maryland that left her with 42 stitches for 20 cuts

Beaches in Long Island, New York, were closed temporarily on Wednesday after numerous blacktip sharks were spotted close to shore.

In south Florida, shark researchers track data as millions of the animals are killed each year. National Geographic’s six weeks of “Sharkfest” is streaming on Disney+.

The town of Hempstead on New York’s Long Island closed all of its beach a day after a lifeguard was potentially bitten by a shark in the latest in a series of shark sightings.

The lifeguard reported a possible shark bite on his left calf that measured about an inch and said he saw a fin in the water. Police responded and swimming was immediately suspended at the beach.

There’s a new deep sea debate over what to call shark bites in the water as experts explain it’s not always an attack, while others argue that downplays the danger.

Paige Winter lost her leg in a shark attack and has used the experience to become an advocate for sharks. Her story is documented in a new Nat Geo special, “The Paige Winter Story.”

The 16-year-old says he’s on a mission to help people get over their fears. ABC News’ Megan Tevrizian has more.

Eddie Cahill, 15, was bitten on the hand while he was canoeing off Catalina Island with his father and their scout troop. He said they hit something and came close to capsizing.

The Boy Scout who was bitten by a shark off the coast of Catalina Island in California tells his story from his hospital bed.

As you hit the beach for some fun in the sun this summer, remember to be mindful of sharks.

A kayaker was bitten on the hand by a shark after, authorities said, the victim and his father were bumped by the shark when he reached into the water.

A boy is undergoing surgery after suffering a shark bite at a Boy Scouts camp at Catalina Island in Southern California on Wednesday, officials said.

Nemanja Spasojevic, 35, was rushed to the hospital by rescue crews on Saturday after being bit in the leg by a shark while snorkeling near Half Moon Bay in San Francisco.

A 7-year-old girl sustained injuries to her leg after she was apparently bitten by a shark in Ocean Isle Beach over the weekend

A 7-year-old girl suffered an apparent shark bite in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.

A 35-year-old man is in serious condition after an attack by a great white shark attack in California, authorities said.

A six to eight-foot great white shark bit a 35-year-old man in the back of his right leg and a bystander helped wrap the wound until paramedics arrived and transported him to Stanford hospital.

A 35-year-old man was severely injured after he was attacked by a great white shark off the San Mateo County coast. He was released from the hospital Saturday evening.

Authorities say a shark bit a Florida man who was swimming near a fishing line 40 yards from the shore

Former Green Beret and survival expert Terry Schappert shares tips on how to stay safe from sharks this summer.

A man has been killed in a shark attack while he was surfing off the coast of Australia on Tuesday morning.

A man was killed in a shark attack while he was surfing off the coast of Australia on Tuesday morning.

Sheri Gouveia was recording her daughter, Anela, 6, playing in the water off the coast of Oahu on Sunday when she realized there was a shark near her child.

A Minnesota couple says their 9-year-old son was bitten by a shark as he body surfed in Miami Beach

Police say a woman has died in what appears to be New Zealand’s first fatal shark attack in eight years

The 56-year-old man’s death was the latest in a growing string of recent shark attacks along the Pacific coast.

It was the eighth fatality in the county this year.

The video showed a fin circling a kayaker as captured by his friend’s drone, who was physically too far away to help.

Mark Bowden, 31, was bit by a shark at Miami Beach and rushed for emergency surgery and walked away with an 8-inch gash below the knee as baitfish season predicts more sharks in the water.

Andrew Eddy, 30, was snorkeling with his family at a reef in the Florida Keys when a shark bit his shoulder and was airlifted to a Miami hospital with severe injuries.

A newly released 911 call describes the frightening scene when Andrew Charles Eddy was attacked while snorkeling. ABC's Megan Tevrizian reports.

Teenage shark attack survivor Paige Winter and her family tell ABC’s Robin Roberts about the yearlong recovery since she lost her leg in a dramatic shark attack off the coast of North Carolina.

Paige Winter and her family describe life after the shark attack in North Carolina that cost her a leg and two fingers and how they are doing now.

Authorities will investigate whether a dead tiger shark caught in a net off an Australian beach killed a surfer

Chantelle Doyle, a 35-year-old mom, escaped after a shark latched onto her leg while she was surfing off the coast of Australia.

A crew member on shark watch fired at an 8-foot-long shark that was closing in on 30 swimmers.

The encounter with the shark, believed to be 6 to 8 feet long, was caught on video and shared on Facebook. No one was hurt.

Mark Rapley was surfing and paddled over to his wife after a shark latched onto her leg and instinctively started to punch it to help save his wife from its grip.

A man took matters into his own hands when a great white shark attacked his wife while they were on an Australian beach.

Mark Rapley and his wife Chantelle Doyle were surfing off the coast of Australia when a great white shark attacked Doyle and took hold of her leg.

Phil Mummert, 28, fought off a 16-foot shark that bit through his board and part of his leg.

A swimmer’s death in Maine, along with several sightings in New York, have wildlife officials keeping a close watch.

Swimming is restricted in multiple states due to shark sightings as well as four shark attacks this summer.

Charlie Wemyss-Dunn heard screams and tried to save Julie Dimperio Holowach, who was killed in the first-ever fatal shark attack off the coast of Maine.

A woman swimming off the coast of Maine on Monday died after being attacked by a great white shark, marking the first fatal shark attack ever recorded in the state.

State has only seen one other attack by an unprovoked shark.

A 63-year-old woman who died after she was bitten while swimming off Bailey Island marked the first fatal shark attack ever recorded off the coast of Maine.

A woman was swimming off the shore of Bailey Island when local officials say what appeared to be a shark came after her.

This follows several shark sightings on the Atlantic coast. ABC's Alex Presha reports.