1,400 Pound Great White Shark Tracked Near St. Augustine, Florida

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida – A 13-foot, 3-inch great white shark weighing over 1,400 pounds was tracked off of St. Augustine, Florida just after 5 a.m. on Saturday, December 30, 2023.

This adult great white shark named ‘Breton’ was tagged with a satellite transponder by OCEARCH shark researchers off the coast of Nova Scotia in September 2020.

 

The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) population has been growing along the U.S. East Coast, according to a study by NOAA Fisheries.

The study also found that great white sharks occur primarily between Massachusetts and New Jersey during the summer, off Florida during winter, and with a broad distribution along the U.S. East Coast during spring and fall.

To stay up-to-date on Breton’s latest locations, visit the OCEARCH tracking map.