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700-Pound Shark Bella Migrates Toward Virginia Beach
12/4/2025
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- A 700-pound great white shark named Bella is migrating toward Virginia Beach for the holiday season.
- Bella was tagged in Nova Scotia in July.
- She has traveled from Montauk to the Chesapeake Bay area.
- Marine biologist Chris Fischer notes this is the first documented southbound migration for Bella.
- Fischer says the risk to swimmers is minimal and Bella's tracking may reveal mating-area insights as she matures.
