A great white shark was accidentally hooked by a party of sport fishermen over the weekend off the coast of Seaside Heights.

The boat was about a mile off the coast.

The shark measured in at about 7 feet long, likely amounting to a young shark.

Once the shark was hooked, it charged the boat and took about 20 minutes for the fishermen to get it to the side of the boat.

The fishermen released the shark back into the ocean. The shark swam off quickly under its own power.

White sharks are federally protected species and must be released if caught by accident. Fishermen are not permitted to target them.