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1,000-Pound Great White Shark Named ‘Ironbound' Spotted Near Jersey Shore
NBC New York ^ | 5/12/2022

Posted on 05/10/2022 11:51:43 AM PDT by nickcarraway

A massive great white shark was recorded swimming near the Jersey Shore.

The shark, which was named “Ironbound” after an island near Nova Scotia where it was first spotted, is 12 feet, four inches long and weighs 998 pounds.

OCEARCH researchers reported that the male shark was swimming just off the New Jersey coast on April 28th before heading south near the coast of North Carolina, where he pinged on Monday.

Researchers say Ironbound has travelled more than 13,400 miles since they began tracking him 2019.

"He's gone back and forth from where we found him in Nova Scotia and the Florida Keys several times,", OCEARCH’s chief scientist Bob Hueter told CNN.

Wildlife experts say great white sharks, which can grow to be more than 18 feet in length, are not uncommon in the region around this time of year.

“Juveniles utilize Long Island's coastal ocean as nursery habitat throughout the warm season,” said the New York State Department of Environment Conservation.

Sharks tend to migrate north and move to closer shorelines as waters begin to warm after winter months.

“Ironbound will likely spend most of his summer and early fall in those northern waters around Nova Scotia before turning around and returning to Florida,” Hueter said.

NYS wildlife experts say adult great whites can be dangerous to humans due to their size, power, and feeding behavior.

There have been 471 shark attacks by various species in the U.S. since 2012. Eight of them were fatal, according to shark experts from the Florida Museum of Natural History and International Shark Attack Files. Researchers also recorded 73 unprovoked incidents in 2021, compared to 52 bites in 2020, according to a report released earlier this year.


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: greatwhite; newjersey; shark
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1 posted on 05/10/2022 11:51:43 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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I like swimming pools…


2 posted on 05/10/2022 11:53:21 AM PDT by EEGator
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We are going to need a bigger boat.


3 posted on 05/10/2022 11:54:33 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: nickcarraway

Can’t believe I used to surf with these guys cruising around.


4 posted on 05/10/2022 12:00:01 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021. )
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To: nickcarraway

What if it identifies as a dolphin?


5 posted on 05/10/2022 12:05:41 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference of the Devil...-Churchill)
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To: nickcarraway
12 feet, four inches long and weighs 998 pounds.

Uh, that's on the small side

6 posted on 05/10/2022 12:06:10 PM PDT by Poison Pill
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To: nickcarraway
Oh, a real shark.I thought you meant Michael Moore.


7 posted on 05/10/2022 12:06:31 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: A Navy Vet

I could hardly swim, but figured out how to surf a bit in SoCal years ago. The hammerheads just swarmed in La Jolla and the big ones were out a bit further. YIKES. How am I still here....


8 posted on 05/10/2022 12:10:32 PM PDT by Pigsley (I)
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9 posted on 05/10/2022 12:12:52 PM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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10 posted on 05/10/2022 12:13:04 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Oh, a real shark.I thought you meant Michael Moore.

More in line with whale ........


11 posted on 05/10/2022 12:15:58 PM PDT by njslim
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

He’s not a shark but a whale. As you can notice he has blubber.


12 posted on 05/10/2022 12:16:35 PM PDT by RedMonqey (Fu%k the Ballot box. Now the Cartridge Box)
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To: nickcarraway; Capt. Tom

Ping!.....................


13 posted on 05/10/2022 12:19:31 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

That’s a whale.

5.56mm


14 posted on 05/10/2022 12:21:54 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
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To: Pigsley

When the US was in the race to win back the America’s Cup, my younger son was on the team to bring it back. One time, they were told that a bomb had been put under their sailboat, so he put a tank on and went down to examine the keel. Before he went in the water a hammerhead was in the area but they didn’t see it at that moment, so down he went. As he checked the entire bottom of the boat, he didn’t realize that he cut his ankle on the razor that was on the keel (used to cut off seaweed) It wasn’t till he was back on the boat that they saw all the blood. Was he ever lucky!!!!!!


15 posted on 05/10/2022 12:22:55 PM PDT by Exit148 (I)
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To: KarlInOhio

Aquatic chief Ironside.


16 posted on 05/10/2022 12:41:31 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: nickcarraway

Murphy has much bigger chompers.


17 posted on 05/10/2022 12:47:53 PM PDT by JZelle
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To: Poison Pill

For a male that’s average sized.


18 posted on 05/10/2022 1:00:55 PM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: njslim

He was cutting weight for another Nat Geo special this summer.

Had to keep it under a 1,000 lbs to get into his summer lingerie.


19 posted on 05/10/2022 1:29:44 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: EEGator
I like swimming pools…


20 posted on 05/10/2022 1:36:24 PM PDT by null and void (We're trapped between too may questions unanaswered, and too many answers unquestioned...)
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