12-Foot-Long Shark Pinged in Gulf on New Years After Long Journey

By Epoch Newsroom
January 2, 2018 1:23 pm Last Updated: January 2, 2018 2:19 pm

A 12-foot-long, named white shark was “pinged” around the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa on New Year’s Day.

“Miss Costa,” the shark, was tagged on Sept. 26, 2016, in Nantucket, Massachusetts, by Ocearch.org to obtain scientific data and track her journey. The shark was named as such because of Costa Sunglasses.

The shark, according to ABC Action News, has traveled more than 5,639 miles since it was tagged in Massachusetts.

The shark, which weighs 1,668 pounds, was swimming as far south as Key West before going to Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, on Jan. 1, 2018.

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