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Alexandria, VA
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Young Shark Pinged Near Chesapeake Bay
A young shark named Martha was pinged just outside of the Chesapeake Bay last week. The white shark, who measures seven feet and weighs 182 pounds, is being tracked by a nonprofit organization that monitors and tracks sharks called OCEARCH. Her dorsal fin surfaced long enough that it was detected by a satellite around 7:15 on Thursday, May 26 off the coast of Norfolk, OCEARCH's shark tracker shows. Martha was the fourth white shark tagged by OCEARCH's expedition to Martha's Vineyard in 2020.
Lakewood, NJ
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Shark Pinged 20-Miles Off NJ Coast
A 183-pound white shark who took a trip to the New Jersey coast late last month is back for more summer fun. Martha, a juvenile white shark who measures approximately 7 feet long, was "pinged" just before 8 a.m., Wednesday morning. She was spotted approximately 20 miles off the coast, between Point Pleasant and Neptune, according to shark tracking organization OCEARCH. Sharks will "ping" when their dorsal fin is above the surface long enough to be detected by a satellite. Martha -- named after the island of Martha's Vineyard -- was tagged on Aug. 13, 2020 off Cape Cod. She was …
