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White Shark Pings Off Long Island Coast White Shark Pings Off Long Island Coast
White Shark Pings Off Long Island Coast A 9-foot white shark pinged off the Long Island coast Tuesday morning, May 2. According to shark research center OCEARCH, the dorsal fin of Simon — who weighs 434 pounds and measures 9 feet, 6 inches in length — surfaced very close to the Bay Shore coast around 10:30 a.m. A "Ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data, OCEARCH says. The juvenile shark was tagged in December 2022, in St. Simon's Island, GA. You can now track white shark Simon on the OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker! He’s currently hanging out near where we first met him a few days ago.htt…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Massive Shark Spotted Off Long Island Shore Massive Shark Spotted Off Long Island Shore
Massive Shark Spotted Off Long Island Shore A massive, near 900-pound shark, was spotted making the rounds off the coast of Long Island recently. OCEARCH has been tracking Freya, an 11-foot sub-adult female white shark that has made its way north from North Carolina where it was first tagged until it was spotted near the Long Island Sound and Jersey Shore over the weekend. As recently as Sunday, June 20, the shark was spotted by Fire Island and outside the Hamptons before she continued her journey north. According to OCEARCH, Freya is likely following “huge schools” of fish that are working their way up the coast. Chris Fischer, t…

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by Zak Failla