JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 13-foot, 1,300-pound male Great White Shark was identified off the coast of the Florida/Georgia border on Monday.
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Ocearch tracks sharks’ and other ocean wildlife movements over the years.
“Bob” the Great White has swam up and down the East Coast over the last several years.
Less than a month ago, on Christmas day, Bob’s location registered off the coast of Bulls Bay, South Carolina.
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A second Great White named “Ocracoke” is also being tracked, northeast of Bob. The 9-foot-7-inch male weighing in at 430 pounds was last pinged on Jan. 27 off the coast of Savanah, Georgia. Ocracoke was tagged with a tracking device on Apr. 21, 2023, and was labeled a sub-adult in age.
You can read more about Bob and Ocracoke on Ocearch’s webpage by clicking here.
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