New York State officials announced new regulations Wednesday for how to legally fish for sharks amid a recent increase in the appearance of the predators off Long Island's Atlantic shoreline.

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said increased federal and state spending on the clean up of Long Island Sound has helped restore commercial fishing and recreation in Connecticut.

Eddie Carroll caught an 8-foot sandbar shark off the coast of Madison in the Long Island Sound Sunday morning. He documented the catch and posted a video to his Instargram @EdCarroll05.