Rarity on Oregon Coast Beaches, Sevengill Shark Washes Up at Gearhart Published 04/04/21 at 6:55 PM PDT By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff (Gearhart, Oregon) – A real rarity washed up on the north Oregon coast this week, discovered after a local couple were walking on the beaches of Gearhart. (All photos courtesy Tiffany Boothe, Seaside Aquarium) On Wednesday, March 31, Coreen Mitchell and her husband were taking a stroll when they ran across a shark. They called Seaside Aquarium, and as the facility is part of the Marine Mammal Stranding Network, it responded to the scene to pick up the deceased animal and investigate.