Great white shark sightings on the rise along US Atlantic coast

There have been increased sightings of great white sharks on the north-east coast of the US. Picture: Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries via AP

Sightings of great white sharks are on the rise in the waters off the north-east coast of the United States – an area where sightings once were rare.

Rick Clough spent some four decades fishing for lobsters and sea urchins off the Maine coast before spotting a great white shark for the first time.