1,400-Pound Great White Breton Pings Off Florida as 87-Degree Waters Puzzle Scientists
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Updated · Fox Weather · Jul 24
1,400-Pound Great White Breton Pings Off Florida as 87-Degree Waters Puzzle Scientists
3 articles · Updated · Fox Weather · Jul 24
Summary
Breton, a 13-foot great white tagged in Nova Scotia in 2020, was last tracked July 20 off eastern Florida—an unusual midsummer location when most white sharks have already moved north.
87-degree surface water at the ping site sharpened the mystery, though OCEARCH says Breton can still access much cooler habitat by diving hundreds of meters below the surface.
Scientists suspect the shark may be following schools of pelagic fish off Florida rather than adhering to the species' more typical seasonal migration pattern.
OCEARCH has tracked Breton since 2020 and says his southward route underscores how complex white shark movements remain, even with real-time monitoring of more than 400 tagged ocean animals.