Marine research group OCEARCH have been tracking Unama'ki's progress since she was tagged in Nova Scotia last year. She has spent most of her time since in the Gulf of Mexico.
Non-profit OCEARCH started tracking Unama'ki and several other sharks last year. She was tagged near Scaterie Island in Nova Scotia, Canada, on September 20, 2019 and scientists have been keeping an eye on her progress down North America's east coast ever since.
The 15 feet 5 inches great white, whose name means"land of the fog" in the language of the indigenous Mi'kmaq people of Nova Scotia, made swift gains,To reach the U.S.' southernmost tip by the end of October, she had to complete a 2,000-mile trip in less than 2 months. OCEARCH have been tracking white sharks like the one pictured to monitor their activity and migrating behavior. 2000-pound Unama’ki was recently pinged near the Louisiana coast—just in time for Mardi Gras.By tracking several sharks living in the Northwest Atlantic, scientists with OCEARCH have learned a lot about the populations living on North America's east coast over the last few years.
On Tuesday, another of the great whites spending a winter in Florida was seen speeding up the east coast. Helena—a 1,300-pound, 12 feet 5 inches female—was located at a spot near Charleston, South Carolina on Tuesday, three weeks after she had pinged in the Florida Keys. "Look how fast @helena_shark is moving north. She was down in the Gulf of Mexico last month and a new ping today shows her off the South Carolina coast," said OCEARCH.
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