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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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by Cecilia Levine