Meet Scot, the 1,600-pound great white
shark swimming off Florida's coast
Posted By: Hazymac, 3/30/2022 11:36:28 AM
Florida's got yet another spring breaker in town: Scot, a massive great white shark, has been recorded swimming off the Gulf Coast. Scot, an adult male, measures just over 12-feet long and weighs 1,600 pounds, according to OCEARCH, the non-profit marine group that spotted the big fish Thursday. Scot is the 74th great white shark tagged and released by the group in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, OCEARCH said. They fit each animal with an electronic tracker that pings whenever it breaks the ocean surface. The tracker's records show Scot is a dedicated traveler. He was first tagged in September of 2021 in Nova Scotia --
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Scot, an adult male, measures just over 12-feet long and weighs 1,600 pounds, according to OCEARCH, the non-profit marine group that spotted the big fish Thursday.
Scot is the 74th great white shark tagged and released by the group in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, OCEARCH said. They fit each animal with an electronic tracker that pings whenever it breaks the ocean surface. The tracker's records show Scot is a dedicated traveler. He was first tagged in September of 2021 in Nova Scotia --
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There's also a 9-foot long female great white shark named Rosie not far from St. Pete Beach. When the Gulf warms a bit, these visitors will head for cooler water.