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Great white shark Breton making unusual moves with latest location ping
FOX Weather • • science
Key Points:
- Great white shark Breton, tagged off Nova Scotia in 2020, is defying typical migration patterns by moving south toward warmer waters off eastern Florida instead of heading north.
- Scientists tracking Breton via OCEARCH note he is in unusually warm surface waters (87 degrees), but he likely accesses cooler depths through deep dives.
- Researchers speculate Breton's southern route may be driven by the pursuit of pelagic fish that form large schools off Florida's coast.
- Breton's atypical migration highlights the complexity of white shark movements and the ongoing need for research to understand their behavior.
- OCEARCH, the organization tracking Breton, is dedicated to studying and protecting marine species through tagging and remote monitoring.
