A huge 1,600 pound glate white shark, the largest man tagged by OceaRch, is floating off the coast of Florida.
The 13 -foot 9 -inch shark, which is called a candidate by the recently tagged OCEARCH SCIENTISTS, pinged twice southeast of Jackson Buir Beach on Sunday, February 2, 11:35 am and 12:37 pm.
When a satellite tag pasted on the animal dorsal fins moves on the surface of the water, a ping with a location information is sent to the tracker.
The candidate was tagged from Florida -Georgia coast on January 17.
“Contender is the largest male white shark who has been sampling, tagging, releasing, and researched by the Oceach team NW ATLANTIC HHITE SHARK, so he is quite special.” I mentioned by email.
After being tagged, the shark moves north, continues several times off the coast of Savanna, Georgia on January 21, and then heads south again, showing trackers.
The candidate’s first Floridapings came on January 26 when the shark pins three times off the coast of Fernandy Navi Coast. Since then, sharks have been jiggling 12 times between Amelia and Jackson Building.
The Great White Shark in the North Atlantic Ocean leaves the summer feeding site from the Canadian Atlantic and New England, and travels along the east coast along Florida and the Gulf for more warm water and more food sources.
What you need to know about candidates for Oceach Great HHITE Shark
The candidate, a white shark of an adult male, was tagged on January 17 by OCEARCH off the coast of Georgia Florida.
“Let’s meet the competitive partner, the ultimate sea warrior! This powerful white shark was about 45 miles off the coast off the coast of Florida/GA on January 17, 2025.” , I read the shark tracker page.
“The candidate is a mature man who contributes to the Oceach mission called Shark Research and Ocean Conservation.”
Candidates were 13 feet, 9 inches, and weighed £ 1,653 at that time, making it the largest male white shark tagged by OceaCH.
According to the tracker, sharks have moved 160 miles since they were tagged.
It is reported that the candidate was named after the long -standing Oceach partner Contender Boats.
Is there a wonderful white shark in Florida?
yes. According to Dr. Bob Hueter, OCEARCH Chief Scientist, large sharks move south when the water becomes cold and the food source is rare in the coast of the Canadian Atlantic and Cape Cod in New England.
According to OCEARCH, during the warm months, the prey at the top use the abundant stickers and abundant prey resources found in these areas.
When the temperature decreases and the food source decreases, white sharks are caused by a combination of a decrease in the water temperature and the change in daytime, which promotes a south -facing movement.
Think of them as shark snowbirds.
Most of them tend to leave the beach in the water area of the continental shelf.
Where is the great white shark in Florida?
The great white shark is in all the sea, but is away from the cold water of the Antarctic and Arctic. They can find them from the east coast of the state to the bay around Florida coasts.
How many wonderful white sharks are there?
There is no absolute data about the white shark world group. The estimated values vary greatly from 3,000 to over 10,000.
According to NOAA fishery:
The stock status of white sharks in the US water area is unknown, and inventory evaluation has not been completed. Research by NOAA fishermen scientists is currently not planned to evaluate inventory in the Atlantic Ocean. Scientists have indicated that the regulations to protect them are implemented in 1990 in 1990, and the abundant trends are increasing in the Northwest Atlantic. The number of white sharks in the Pacific Ocean seems to be increasing, and there is no risk of being dangerous in the US waters.
What do the great white sharks eat?
According to NOAA fisheries, white sharks have a variety of and day -looking meals of fish, inpresite animals, and marine mammals.
The boy’s white shark mainly eats the bottom fish, small sharks, light rays, school fish and squid.
Large white sharks often gather around seals and sea lion colonies, feed them, and sometimes remove dead whales.
Facts about great white sharks
Weight: Up to 4,500 pounds: Approximately 4 feet (birth) and up to 21 feet (adult) life: 70 years old or bone: Bycatch, habitat, overfish. According to the NOAA fishery, white sharks are species prohibited by all the sea areas and fisheries in the United States (no retention). There is no commercial fishery for white sharks, but it is sometimes caught as bycatch.region. Instead, they tear it apart and swallow it completely. Sharks are regenerated indefinitely and regenerated infinitely. SMELL: According to OCEARCH, a great white shark can smell one drop in an Olympic -sized swimming pool. OCEARCH reported that the light of light, dusk, dusk, or in deep sea could be hunt. White sharks can detect weak electric signals released by creatures under the sand. You can also find prey by identifying changes in water vibration and detecting movements.
OCEARCH SHARK Tracker Florida wonderful white shark
The great white sharks in the North Atlantic Ocean move south to Florida and the Gulf in the winter, looking for more warm water and more food sources.
OCEARCH tags 125 white sharks. Many of them are along the east coast and Novascosia.
You can follow their journey by downloading the Oceach Shark Tracker website or the Oceach Global Shark Tracker app.
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