Recently, shark trackers reported that a 1,400-pound, 13-foot-long great white shark jumped off the coast of Florida as many as four times in one day.
The giant adult shark, nicknamed “Breton,” surfaced four times off the coast of Daytona Beach on Thursday, according to data from OSEARCH, a global nonprofit that collects data for research purposes.
According to the data, Mr. Breton made his first “ping” at 10:51 a.m. Wednesday, then on Thursday at 12:37 p.m., 3:55 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6:49 p.m. I pinged.
According to OSEARCH, a “ping” is recorded when a tagged shark spends a short time on the surface. The tag is attached to the shark's dorsal fin.
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A great white shark named “Breton” recently surfaced off the coast of Daytona Beach four times in one day. (au search)
OCEARH said Brereton continued his journey westward on Friday and Saturday, with the latest ping being on Blake Plateau.
Trackers said the Breton had traveled about 139 miles in the past 72 hours.
He left the coast of Newfoundland in early November and headed to Florida.
Trackers said the Breton had traveled about 139 miles in the past 72 hours. (au search)
His biography says he was the first shark tagged during OCEARCH's 2020 Nova Scotia expedition and was named after Cape Breton Island, where researchers discovered it. Over the past four and a half years, he has traveled more than 41,000 miles.
The breton is the fifth shark that OSEARCH has tagged on Scatterly Island in the two years that it has been working in the area, which OSEARCH says indicates that great whites may have predictable access. It is said that there is
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North Atlantic great white sharks often leave their summer feeding grounds to enjoy warmer waters and abundant food sources, researchers told affiliate Fox 35 Orlando.
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OSEARCH did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Fox 35 Orlando's Annabelle Sikes contributed to this article.
