It’s not a baby shark -- more like a mama great white shark -- that’s been tracked to the northwest shores of Florida.
Unama’ki has been pinged about 100 miles from the Florida coast, Northwest Florida Daily News reported.
Unama’ki, the biggest white shark currently pinging on the Tracker, is pinging pretty much as far north as we ever see white sharks go in the Gulf of Mexico. She has been in the Gulf since October. pic.twitter.com/2GkXt8UGkY
— OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) February 1, 2020
Unama’ki was tagged by OCEARCH, a research nonprofit, in fall 2019 in the waters off Nova Scotia along with 10 other sharks.
The 15-foot, 5-inch shark, which weighs 2,076 pounds, was one of the largest sharks tagged. Since her tagging, she has made a trip of more than 2,000 miles, the news outlet reported.
If and when Unama’ki has baby sharks, or pups, researchers hope she shows them the location of a great white shark nursery.
Three other sharks tagged with Unama’ki are also swimming around the Gulf of Mexico or in the Florida Keys area.
Unama’ki had quite a trip, she had been pinged in October off the coast of North Carolina near the Outer Banks, WVEC reported at the time.
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