2,000-pound great white shark pings off Floridaโs Gulf Coast
Marine researchers noticed some unusual activity over the weekend when a massive great white shark was recorded off the coast of the Northwest Florida. The shark, known as Unamaโki, registered a ping offshore of Cedar Key about 7:45 p.m. Saturday. โWe donโt usually get white shark pings this far northeast in the Gulf of Mexico.โUnama'ki registered a ping Saturday evening offshore of Cedar Key. (Courtesy of OCEARCH)Unamaโki was originally tagged Sept. 20, 2019, off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, and registered its first ping about a week later. โAs a big mature female, Unamaโki has the potential to lead us to the site where she gives birth and exposes a new white shark nursery.โ