Great White Shark Tracked Off Of Sarasota County

 

CAPE CORAL, Florida - A 10-foot, 3-inch Great White shark weighing over 500 pounds was tracked off of Sarasota County, Florida, at 12:51 p.m. on Monday, January 16, 2024.

This juvenile white shark named ‘Penny’ was tagged with a satellite transponder by OCEARCH shark researchers off the coast of North Carolina in April 2023.

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 Pennys latest locations, visit the OCEARCH tracking map.