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Massive White Shark Hangs Out Off NJ Coast Days After Another Pinged Nearby Massive White Shark Hangs Out Off NJ Coast Days After Another Pinged Nearby
Massive White Shark Hangs Out Off NJ Coast Days After Another Pinged Nearby Two enormous sharks have been swimming off New Jersey's coast in recent days. Anne Bonney, a 9-foot-3-inch, 425-pound white shark tagged by the nonprofit OCEARCH, was detected off the coast of Brick and Toms River early Thursday, Nov. 14, at approximately 12:10 a.m. She resurfaced the following morning, pinging again around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15. Another massive shark, Scot, was tracked in the Hudson Canyon on Nov. 6 and 7. At over 12 feet long and weighing approximately 1,600 pounds, Scot is one of the largest white sharks monitored by OCEARCH. The Hudson Canyon, located off New Je…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sharks Tracked Days Apart Along Jersey Shore 'Seem To Be Buddies,' Scientist Says Sharks Tracked Days Apart Along Jersey Shore 'Seem To Be Buddies,' Scientist Says
Sharks Tracked Days Apart Along Jersey Shore 'Seem To Be Buddies,' Scientist Says It sounds like the beginning of a new shark attack movie. Simon and Jekyll are two sharks who have thoroughly have enjoyed their time together on the Jersey Shore. The pair were first tagged off the Southeast Coast of the United States in December 2022, and have since traveled nearly 4,000 miles up the East Coast in tandem. "This is potentially groundbreaking," Dr. Bob Hueter, the chief scientist at Ocearch said in a video shared by the Museum of Science. "White sharks lead a very solitary existence. We don't really expect to see these two sharks staying together. "But Simon and Jeky…

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by Sam Barron
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10-Foot Great White Shark Detected Off NJ Coast Memorial Day Weekend 10-Foot Great White Shark Detected Off NJ Coast Memorial Day Weekend
10-Foot Great White Shark Detected Off NJ Coast Memorial Day Weekend A 10-foot Great White shark surfaced off the New Jersey coast Memorial Day Weekend. Penny, who has been tracked by shark research center OCEARCH since April, surfaced several miles off of Ocean City around 6:45 a.m. Memorial Day, according to the org's shark-tracker. Penny made her way north since being tagged by OCEARCH in North Carolina just last month. She "pinged" off the coast of Maryland in mid-May and resurfaced just this weekend in New Jersey. A "Ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data, OCEARCH says. Earlier this month, a slightly smaller Whi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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8-Foot Shark Still Lingering Off NJ Coast 8-Foot Shark Still Lingering Off NJ Coast
8-Foot Shark Still Lingering Off NJ Coast An eight-foot white shark who surfaced off the New Jersey coast earlier this month seems to be sticking around for more Jersey Shore fun. Jekyll, who made a splash off Sea Isle City on May 8, resurfaced on May 15 in the same vicinity around 8 p.m., according to popular shark tracking and research organization, OCEARCH. Jekyll has been tracked by OCEARCH since December 2022. Jekyll spent quite some time off the coast of North Carolina before heading north along the Atlantic shoreline.  It wasn't immediately known how far off the coast Jekyll was swimming. Click here to track Jekyll.

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by Cecilia Levine
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9-Foot Shark Surfaces Off NJ Coast 9-Foot Shark Surfaces Off NJ Coast
9-Foot Shark Surfaces Off NJ Coast A nine-foot white shark pinged off of the New Jersey coast over the weekend and early this week. According to shark research center OCEARCH, the dorsal fin of Simon — who weighs 434 pounds and measures nine feet and six inches in length — surfaced several times Sunday, April 30 and Monday, May 1 in Ocean County. Simon proceeded to swim up toward Long Island, pinging again around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 2. 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 n…

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by Cecilia Levine
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700 Pound Shark Pings Off NJ Coast 700 Pound Shark Pings Off NJ Coast
700 Pound Shark Pings Off NJ Coast A nearly 700-pound white shark was spotted swimming along the New Jersey shore last week. Hali, the 10-foot white shark, pinged just north of Atlantic City at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 14, according to non-profit ocean life research group OCEARCH. Hali first surfaced in the area the day before, but this wasn't her first trip to AC. According to her track history, she stopped by in September 2021 and October 2022. Two Juvenile #WhiteSharks have started to make their journey south! Tancook is offshore near #CapeCod & Hali's in the #GulfOfMaine. We're excited to see more of our sharks …

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by Cecilia Levine
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800-Pound Shark Tracks In NJ Waters 800-Pound Shark Tracks In NJ Waters
800-Pound Shark Tracks In NJ Waters An 883-pound shark tracked off the Jersey Shore before dawn Saturday, July 2. Freya, as she was dubbed by shark research group OCEARCH, pinged around 4:30 a.m. several miles out from Toms River, according to the organization's shark tracker. Freya July 2.OCEARCH A "ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data. Freya appears to be making her way north, as she was spotted earlier this week and last along the coasts of Virginia and Maryland. The sub-adult female was first tagged in Onslow Bay in March 2021 and is approximately 11.26 feet long. Freya's n…

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by Cecilia Levine
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715 Pound Shark Pinged Off NJ Coast 715 Pound Shark Pinged Off NJ Coast
715 Pound Shark Pinged Off NJ Coast A 715-pound shark was pinged off the coast of New Jersey this week. Tancook, a juvenile white shark, surfaced around 9:30 p.m. May 25, according to Ocearch's shark tracker. It was not immediately clear how many miles off the coast the shark was. Tancook seems to really be loving the wrecks and artificial reefs off of @CapeCanaveralFL! He's been hanging out in this region for the past week. Tancook is a 9'7" & 715lb juvenile male white shark & you can track his movements on our #SharkTracker: https://t.co/8qMyuxvIHH pic.twitter.com/1hsse5YYy2 — OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) December 20, 20…

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by Cecilia Levine
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1,000-Pound Shark Pinged Off NJ Coast 1,000-Pound Shark Pinged Off NJ Coast
1,000-Pound Shark Pinged Off NJ Coast A 1,000-pound shark was tracked off the New Jersey coast last month. Ironbound, who measure 12-feet 4-inches long, was tracked April 28 in South Jersey, but as of May 9 was swimming along the shores of North Carolina.   Ironbound is named after West Ironbound Island near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, where he was first tagged in 2019.  He is 53 white shark SPOT-tagged by OCEARCH in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

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by Cecilia Levine
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1,700 Pound Shark 'Pings' Off NJ Coast 1,700 Pound Shark 'Pings' Off NJ Coast
1,700 Pound Shark 'Pings' Off NJ Coast A 1,700-pound shark was tracked along the New Jersey coastline earlier this week. Mahone, a white shark, was pinged off the coast of Cape May on Dec. 7 just after 10 p.m., according to shark research group OCEARCH. It was not clear how many miles Mahone was swimming off the coastline. The adult male shark measures 13 feet and 7 inches and weighs 1,701 pounds -- making him the largest male shark tagged by OCEARCH in Canadian waters. Good morning Mahone! An adult male tagged off Lunenburg, NS on Oct 1, 2020. He measures in at 13 ft 7 in 1,701 lbs (4.14 m 771.6 kg) making him the LARGEST…

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by Cecilia Levine