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New 10-Foot White Shark Tracked Near Maryland Coast New 10-Foot White Shark Tracked Near Maryland Coast
New 10-Foot White Shark Tracked Near Maryland Coast The waters surrounding the Maryland coast has become something of a hotbed for migrating sharks that keep enjoying the warmer weather as summer approaches. “Penny,” a 10-foot-3 juvenile White Shark pinged near the Maryland coast early on Monday, May 15 after he was first tagged late last month as she continues to make her way toward the Chesapeake Bay. She was first tagged in Off Ocracoke in North Carolina on Sunday, April 23. “Penny” is the latest shark to take a tour of the waters, joining massive “Maple” and aptly named “Frosty,” who earned her moniker for the frigid waters he was firs…

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by Zak Failla
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Nine-Foot Shark Tracked In Maryland, Virginia Waters Nine-Foot Shark Tracked In Maryland, Virginia Waters
Nine-Foot Shark Tracked In Maryland, Virginia Waters Officials are tracking a nine-foot shark that has been making its way up and down the East Coast and was recently spotted not far off the Maryland and Virginia shores. “Frosty,” a 9-foot-2 juvenile White Shark that weighs in at nearly 400 pounds has been tracked from Georgia up the coast and into the waters surrounding the DMV region. The latest “ping” from Ocearch was reported shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 1, as it made its way up near the Chesapeake Bay. Ocearch - which described itself as a “global non-profit organization conducting unprecedented research on our ocean’…

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by Zak Failla
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Massive Great White Shark Tracked Near Virginia, Maryland Coasts Massive Great White Shark Tracked Near Virginia, Maryland Coasts
Massive Great White Shark Tracked Near Virginia, Maryland Coasts Officials are tracking a huge Great White shark that has been making its way up and down the East Coast for years and recently was spotted not far off the Virginia coast. “Breton” a 13-foot-3 shark that weighs in at nearly 1,500 pounds, was recently tracked by Ocearch to the Outer Banks, not far from the southern Virginia coast, where he has been known to frequent. Ocearch - which described itself as a “global non-profit organization conducting unprecedented research on our ocean’s giants in order to help scientists collect previously unattainable data in the ocean - has been tracking Bret…

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by Zak Failla
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Another Massive Shark Tracked Off Maryland Coast — This One 1,600 Pounds Another Massive Shark Tracked Off Maryland Coast — This One 1,600 Pounds
Another Massive Shark Tracked Off Maryland Coast — This One 1,600 Pounds A 1,600-pound shark was tracked off the Maryland coast on Friday, July 1. Scot, a 12-foot-long white shark, was "pinged" in the southern portion of Ocean City around 9 a.m., according to shark research group OCEARCH.  A "ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data. Last week, an 883-pound white shark named Freya pinged in the area. Scot was tagged by researchers last September in Nova Scotia. Since then, he's swam all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and back up the East Coast. Meet Scot, a 12'4", 1,644lb Male Mature white shark we met during Expediti…

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by Cecilia Levine