Fishermen in RI keep reeling in half eaten fish. Sharks are the culprit.

As the shark and seal populations in waters off Rhode Island have increased, more fishermen are losing their catches to the savvy predators

NEWPORT – Fishing off the coast of Newport in 14 feet of water, Captain Mel True saw one of his clients reeling in a big striped bass – then his line went dead.

At first, the fishermen thought the bass slipped its hook, but they felt the tug of something still on the line.