For the first time, beaches in New York's Nassau County will fly a purple and white shark warning flag.

The purple shark flag will go up for 24 hours after a shark sighting is reported in the vicinity of Point Lookout and Lido Beach, officials say.

The 31-year-old animal attraction just got a major remodel, much to the delight of Skippy the shark.

The flag alert system, intended to warn beachgoers of a possible shark sighting, was adopted a year after a fatal shark attack off the coast of Bailey Island.

Heading to the beach this summer? Check out the beach flag color before going into the waves to help keep safe.

This week's Shark Tank features an innovative new company called Flag — which allows you to get up to 20 prints of your photographs a month for free.

In a 2017 episode of "Shark Tank," Samuel Agboola and Savannah Cowley introduced Flag, a free photo printing app. What's happened in the time since the show?

A year after deadly shark attack, Harpswell adopts warning flag The flag will be hoisted in Mitchell Field, Mackerel Cove and Cedar Beach when there is a reported shark sighting within a quarter mile.

A shark flag blows in the wind at an entrance point to Nauset Beach in Orleans, MA on Aug. 31, 2018. Shark sightings are an almost daily occurrence on Cape Cod over the summer. A lot of people ask ...

Maine state coastal parks will adopt a flag system used in Massachusetts to warn beachgoers of the presence of sharks.

Red flags: Beachgoers saved one Florida shark attack victim. Then came a second attack Rick Jervis USA TODAY ...

As shark sightings become more common in New England waters, the iconic purple warning flags used along beaches in Cape Cod, are following the sharks north. Beaches in Maine this year will start ...