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1,600-Pound Great White Shark Pinged Off Nantucket
A 1,600-pound shark was tracked off the coast of Nantucket on Wednesday, July 6.
Scot, the 12-foot-long white shark, "pinged" in George's Bank around 11:20 a.m., according to shark research group OCEARCH. A "ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data.
Scot's latest ping was not too far from where he was tagged by researchers in Nova Scotia in last September. He's been swimming up and down the East Coast ever since.
Scot apparently swam nearly 500 miles since July 1, when he was tracked off the coast of Ocean City, MD.
Meet Scot, a 12'4", 1,644lb M…
Another Massive Shark Tracked Off Maryland Coast — This One 1,600 Pounds
A 1,600-pound shark was tracked off the Maryland coast on Friday, July 1.
Scot, a 12-foot-long white shark, was "pinged" in the southern portion of Ocean City around 9 a.m., according to shark research group OCEARCH.
A "ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data.
Last week, an 883-pound white shark named Freya pinged in the area.
Scot was tagged by researchers last September in Nova Scotia. Since then, he's swam all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and back up the East Coast.
Meet Scot, a 12'4", 1,644lb Male Mature white shark we met during Expediti…
