Several great white sharks tracked off Carolina coast
ByWSOCTV.com News Staff
Shark attack: File photo. Penny, Ocracoke and Freya are other great white sharks that have pinged near the coast of the Carolinas recently. (Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
ByWSOCTV.com News Staff
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Several great white sharks have been pinged off the Carolina coast ahead of a busy Memorial Day weekend, according to data from Ocearch.
Data shows that Crystal, who is a 460-pound, 10-foot great white, was pinged near the Outer Banks Monday morning. Anne Bonny, another great white that weighs 425-pounds was also tracked in the area.
Not too far off the coast of Hilton Head, a great white, first tagged in 2020, pinged Monday evening. Not too far from Rose, a 1,189-pound great white named Ironbound pinged last Thursday.
A 1,437-pound great white named Breton pinged off the coast of Myrtle Beach Monday evening.
Penny, Ocracoke and Freya are other great white sharks that have pinged near the coast of the Carolinas recently.
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Trolling fishermen brought home a rare catch -- video of a great white shark cruising the North Carolina coast and circling their boat.
Trolling fishermen brought home a rare catch -- video of a great white shark cruising the North Carolina coast and circling their boat.
Trolling fishermen brought home a rare catch -- video of a great white shark cruising the North Carolina coast and circling their boat.
Trolling fishermen brought home a rare catch -- video of a great white shark cruising the North Carolina coast and circling their boat.
Trolling fishermen brought home a rare catch -- video of a great white shark cruising the North Carolina coast and circling their boat.
Trolling fishermen brought home a rare catch -- video of a great white shark cruising the North Carolina coast and circling their boat.
Trolling fishermen brought home a rare catch -- video of a great white shark cruising the North Carolina coast and circling their boat.
Trolling fishermen brought home a rare catch -- video of a great white shark cruising the North Carolina coast and circling their boat.
Trolling fishermen brought home a rare catch -- video of a great white shark cruising the North Carolina coast and circling their boat.
Trolling fishermen brought home a rare catch -- video of a great white shark cruising the North Carolina coast and circling their boat.
A great white shark expedition by Ocearch was recently completed, according to WRAL.
“When we capture these animals it’s not like catching a fish, it’s more like teaching a dog how to heel,” Expedition leader Chris Fischer told WRAL.
Fischer said there’s a big misconception when it comes to sharks.
“I think the biggest misconception about sharks in general is people are afraid of them and they’re primary role is to actually guard our fish stocks so there’s stuff for us to eat,” he said.
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