A New Hampshire teenager on a deep sea fishing trip may have set a world record by reeling in a fish that weighs more than himself. Thirteen-year-old Jackson Denio caught a 177-pound halibut. He was out fishing early Monday when he decided to try to catch a shark. About 100 miles off the New England coast on Cashes Ledge, Denio dropped his line to the bottom. Within minutes, he knew he snagged something big. He fought the fish for the next 35 minutes, managing to bring the halibut to the surface. Video showed Denio gingerly moving the fish along the boat as his fellow passengers and the crew cheered him on.

New data shows that great white sharks are spending more time in the chilly waters off New England and Atlantic Canada. That means boaters, beachgoers and fishermen who spend time in the northern waters are learning to live with the sharks made famous 50 years ago by the movie Jaws. Sightings of the apex predators are up in places like Maine, where they were once very rarely spotted. Scientists link the white shark sightings to increased availability of the seals the sharks feast on, and say beachgoers are generally very safe from shark bites.