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Rare albino hammerhead shark captured on video off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
A video taken at Johnnie Mercers Pier in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina shows an albino hammerhead shark estimated between eight and nine feet in length. The footage was recorded at the pier, which extends into the Atlantic Ocean near Wilmington. Albino hammerhead sharks are rarely documented in coastal waters off North Carolina.
