Posted on 06/13/2025 7:25:20 PM PDT by 11th_VA
The largest male white shark ever tagged by the research group OCEARCH is close to the coast of North Carolina as it migrates northwards.
Contender, a nearly 14-foot long adult great white male shark, was first tagged by OCEARCH in January 2025. He was first spotted off the coast of Georgia, then spent time near Florida. For the past several weeks, he has been moving northward, with his tracking device pinging multiple times off the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina. On June 11, his tracker pinged just 22 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras.
OCEARCH said in an Instagram post that Contender appears to be following standard great white migratory patterns and heading up north for the summer season, and is "making moves along the Atlantic coast." The species spends the winter in warmer, southern waters, OCEARCH said. The sharks then head to "cooler, more prey-dense waters" near Canada for the next few months...
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Quint: ‘25 … three tons of ‘em …’
Isn’t this the 50 year anniversary of JAWS release ?
I agree with the shark’s living and “holiday” preferences based on season.
I think so.
Pretty sure I’m safe out here in the mountains, though.
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Yes...there was a thread on FR on it just last week I think...:)
It was fun!
Jets man!
We need a bigger boat.
Atsa bigga fisha……
Thanks for that tip - just read the thread. Great you got to meet a survivor of
The Indianapolis. I recall about that time (70s), on a Mother’s Day, a gentleman shared his story of being aboard the USS New Jersey at Pearl Harbor - very emotional for me …
I am guessing probably not the USS New Jersey at Pearl Harbor, not in 1941 at least!
I am guessing that post got scrambled coming out-but I get your drift...
I cannot ride someone too hard for an error, the older I get, the more of them I get when I try to talk about them!
Not necessarily. Just watch out for the land shark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_NS2H55dxI
Lots of nasty liberals from Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill vacationing in that area of NC. Maybe the shark can move in closer and wipe some out.
Maybe it’s heading up to the Hamptons for a snack.
CandyGram?
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I’m old enough to remember when SNL was actually funny.
MY BAD - it was the West Virginia (I think). Yes wow … bad memory on my part
That, of course, is if the great white doesn't get caught up in a "great" tidal wave that crosses far inland...
If you're a sci-fi reader, keep your surfboard handy...
Never say never!
I don’t recall that it was ever funny
SNL LANDSHARK
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