1.   Although two beachgoers reported possible shark sightings, lifeguards determined the dorsal fins they saw most likely belonged to porpoises, Summers said.

2.   It was the first shark attack ever documented at Stinson Beach, although the beach has been closed from time to time because of shark sightings.

3.   Gobin and other Frenchmen gained respect as Delage reported shark sightings and temporarily lost his accompanying raft.

4.   Shark sighting in Sydney Harbor or the river are rare.

5.   They donned deep-sea diving equipment but kept well within the shark nets in the wake of a suspected shark sighting last month.

6.   Fishermen off the northern coast of the Netherlands are reporting a sharp increase in shark sightings, including pilgrim sharks and blue sharks, the marine observatory here said.

7.   A spate of shark sightings which followed the attacks kept beaches deserted and swimmers out of the water.