Posted on 08/23/2023 3:37:16 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
Around a dozen sharks are currently regularly pinging off the coastlines of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, according to the Ocearch Shark Tracker website. Two of these huge animals have pinged their location near Prince Edward Island in Canada in summer of 2023.
Let’s introduce you to the main characters of this story. First we have a shark named Breton. Breton received his name after the beautiful people of Cape Breton, where the animal was tagged.
He was the first shark to be tagged as part of OCEARCH’s Expedition Nova Scotia in 2020. The adult male shark measures approximately 13 feet long and weighs roughly 1,437 pounds. Another massive great white shark Ocearch keeps track of that has appeared around Prince Edward Island around the same time is called Ironbound.
He is a great white shark that measures 12 feet, four inches in length, and he is quite evasive. The male shark, which weighs over half a ton, was first tagged in Nova Scotia in autumn of 2019.
A ping happens when the shark’s dorsal fin’s location tag stays above water for roughly 90 seconds. When this happens, a satellite detects it and updates the shark’s latest location.
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Some amazing pictures in the magazine.
12 and 13 ft respectfully are not especially large great whites.
Looking for Bluefin Tuna ? Are there still Bluefin tuna out there ?
It’s very simple: stay out of the water. Bad news for the local seal population though.
They should check California’s coast. Those are babies.
We’re gonna need a bigger boat.
They say they’re big. They tagged the damned things. I ain’t fact checking them, or looking for even bigger sharks. I can barely swim.
Big enough to eat you my dear....
Uuuuhhhh Clue!... Sharks live in the friggin water!!
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Kirstin Harrington
When she's not busy playing with her several guinea pigs or her cat Finlay, Kirstin is writing articles to help other pet owners. She's also a REALTOR® in the Twin Cities and is passionate about social justice. There's nothing that beats a rainy day with a warm cup of tea and Frank Sinatra on vinyl for this millennial.
Correct. I was diving at 110 ft in Monterey, CA and had a 12 ft female Great White swim by me only 15 ft away. It was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. Can’t wait to see another one!
Welcome to the party.
IF you see Seals, stay out of the water
prayers are with you .
Sharks found in the ocean, wow that’s amazing.
More proof of white supremacy.
Why so deep?
I wanted to make fun of her and call her ridiculously pretentious with that Sinatra on vinyl thing but certain sounds,among them the baritone voice or natural room ambience or mid-heavy guitar sounds sound AMAZINGLY rich on vinyl. I’ve gotten used to digital and it’s generally superior but vinyl has its points and Sinatra would be one of them.
Realtor passionate about social justice. Riiiiiiight. So she shows McManshions in swanky neighborhoods to people unable to get a mortgage? She finances them herself, at what interest rate?
White sharks can’t jump.
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