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A well-traveled shark who may have had a rough interaction with one of her fellow sea creatures, has been tracked to the Maryland shore, according to Ocearch.
"Maple," an 11-foot-7, 1,264-pound sub-adult white shark, was pinged as recently as Thursday, May 4, near Ocean City as she took in the sights not far from Chesapeake Bay.
She represents the second nearby sighting of a shark in the Maryland area.
The shark has taken quite a journey since it was first tagged in Canada in September 2021, making it's way as far south as the Gulf of Mexico, not far from Texas, and then back up and down the East Coast.
Named for the maple leaf - one of Canada's national emblems - where she was found, Maple has not always had the easiest of journeys, having come into contact with one of her own who was far less benevolent.
"She had a distinctive wound on the left side of her body and after the initial assessment, our science team believes it was likely due to a recent interaction with another larger white shark," according to Ocearch researchers.
"This interaction was possibly an example of dominance behavior. It is not uncommon for sharks to show their dominance over a smaller animal of their species by delivering a significant but non-fatal bite."
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