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9-Foot Shark Pings Off Virginia Coast To Kick Off Memorial Day 9-Foot Shark Pings Off Virginia Coast To Kick Off Memorial Day
9-Foot Shark Pings Off Virginia Coast To Kick Off Memorial Day In what appears to be the first of beach season, a shark has pinged off the Virginia coast. According to OCEARCH, a non-profit organization dedicating to researching sharks and other forms of marine life, a 9-foot, 3-inch gal named Anne Bonny "pinged" just off the coast of Virginia Beach around 7:20 a.m. on Memorial Day. OCEARCH OCEARCH tracks its sharks using a Smart Positioning and Temperature Tag, or a SPOT Tag. The tags create a "ping" when sharks fins break the surface of the water, according to its website. Anne Bonny is a 425-pound white shark who was first tagged by OCEARCH in Ap…

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Meet Sable: The 800-Pound Great White Making Her Rounds Off The VA Coast Meet Sable: The 800-Pound Great White Making Her Rounds Off The VA Coast
Meet Sable: The 800-Pound Great White Making Her Rounds Off The VA Coast There's an 800-pound, 11.5-foot Great White shark reminding us it's almost time for shark watch season as she made her appearance off the coast of Virginia.  Sable was spotted off the coast of Virginia beach on Tuesday, May 10, according to a Tweet from OCEARCH.  Sable is currently off of Virginia Beach, VA! We met this 800lb, & 11.5ft female white shark off W Ironbound Island, Nova Scotia last September & she's traveled over 5,000 miles since! Track Sable's movements: https://t.co/0733fGAcAF#FactsOverFear #Sharks #whiteshark pic.twitter.com/IBzptytAOI — OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) May 5…

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by David Cifarelli